Ansar al-Tawhid (Syria)
Ansar al-Tawhid is an armed Islamist group fighting in the Syrian Civil War. The group is made up of former Jund al-Aqsa members. It was allied to Al-Qaeda and part of the Hurras al-Din-led Rouse the Believers Operations Room until May 2020, when it announced its departure from the coalition. Background Ansar al-Tawhid was established in March 2018 by Abu Diyab al-Sarmini. The group is based in Sarmin and Nayrab in eastern Idlib, which have a strong ISIL presence in Idlib but also is active in opposition held parts of the Latakia Governorate. Among Ansar al-Tawhid there are members of the group who are sympathetic and supportive of ISIL as well as members of Ansar al-Tawhid whom are reportedly linked to ISIL itself, as well as members of the group that are closer to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and are linked with it and support them, there are also members of the group who continue to hold a neutral position, much like the original Jund al-Aqsa's stance in the dispute between ISIL and other opposition and Jihadist groups like HTS. The group also includes fighters formerly part of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria, which itself included former Jund al-Aqsa