Draft:So Be Steadfast Operations Room

So Be Steadfast Operations Room
Dates of operation12 June 2020-present
Group(s) Tansiqiyat al-Jihad[1]

Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar[1]

Jama'at Ansar al-Islam[1]

Ansar al-Din Front/Jabhat Ansar al-Din[1]

Hurras al-Din[1]
IdeologySalafi jihadism
OpponentsState opponents

Non-state opponents

Battles and warsSyrian civil war

Introduction

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Ever since the start of the civil war in Syria, Syria has been a hot bed for Jihadist, with dozens of Factions and sub-factions being formed or being active there, such as the Ansar al-Din Front, Al-Nusra Front, Hurras al-Din, and many Others. These Factions do not always get along, and sometimes even openly fight with each other. Tahrir al-Sham Is one of the strongest in the area, But other factions such as Hurras al-Din have been an outright enemy of Tahrir al-Sham Forming Joint Operations Rooms excluding Tahrir al-Sham, many of these groups outright Claim that Tahrir al-Sham works directly with the Turkish government. Tahrir Al-sham have also launched campaigns to consolidate their power and rid Idlib of opponents/competitors.

Foundation

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"So Be Steadfast Operations Room" formed the same day the "And Rouse the Believers Operations Room" was dissolved, As a successor Coalition to it. Two new Factions joined it, both led by ex-Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham commanders. most notably Tansiqiyat al-Jihad and Liwa al-Muqatileen al-Ansar. All Sharing the same ideology of Jihad-ism and opposing Bashar in Northwestern Syria.

Rivalry with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

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Many Members of these groups are disgruntled with Tahrir al-Sham due to their lack of concern with Turkish involvement in northern Syria with some of them outright claiming that Tahrir al-Sham directly co-operates with Turkey.

Tensions also began rising 2 years before this point between Hurras al-Din and Tahrir al-Sham due to Tahrir Al-Sham doing massive crackdowns on ISIS and Al-Qaeda remnants in Idlib and surrounding areas. These crackdowns started shortly after the Ceasefire Tahrir Al-Sham and turkey made in early 2017 and Allowing turkey to establish observation posts in its territory and even joining joint operations rooms with Turkish backed Factions.[2][3]





References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (June 12, 2020). "New Jihadist Operations Room in Northwest Syria: 'So Be Steadfast'". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
  2. ^ "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's Top-Down Disassociation from al-Qaeda in Syria". jamestown.org.
  3. ^ "چرا القاعده در سوریه ساکت است؟" – via www.bbc.com.