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Jaysh Al-Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (JMA)
Jaysh Al-Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (JMA)
⚠ Sanctioned · 1 active program
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Aleppo · and Idlib · and the group's membership consists of approximately 1000 fighters · ground assaults · hostage taking and kidnapping · including foreign nationals and Syrian civilians loyal to Assad. No incidents have been claimed or attributed to JMA distinctly since 2013. However · in the past decade · JMA fighters participated in attacks that were claimed by other terrorist entities · JMA is a jihadist militant group operating primarily in the Aleppo area of northern Syria. The goal of JMA is to topple Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's government. JMA is led by Chechens from Russia's North Caucasus · most of them foreign. JMA has taken part in joint operations with other jihadist groups in Syria such as the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra. JMA's tactics include the use of large suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices · now under the name of Liwa Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (LMA) are still active in Latakia · such as IS. JMA fighters · targeting Syrian regime forces.
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