Syrian Islamic Front

Syrian Islamic Front
الجبهة الإسلامية السورية
Al-Jabha Al-Islamiyya Al-Suriyya
Leader
Hassan Aboud (Ahrar ash-Sham)
Dates activeDecember 2012 – November 2013
Groups
  • Ahrar al-Sham
  • Ansar al-Sham
  • Liwa al-Haqq
  • Kurdish Islamic Front
  • Hamza ibn Abdulmutallib Brigade
  • Al-Fajr Islamic Movement
  • Jaysh Al-Tawhid
  • Mus'ab ibn Umayr Brigade
  • Faith Brigade
  • Special Forces Unit
  • Islamic Vangaurd
  • Eagles of Islam
  • Haqq Battalions Gathering (Merged with Other Groups to Become Liwa Mujahidi al-Sham)
Active regionsSyria
IdeologySalafi Islamism
Syrian nationalism
Jihadism
Size25,000 (Dec. 2012, own claim) – 13,000 (May 2013)
WarsSyrian Civil War

The Syrian Islamic Front (Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية السورية al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyya as-Sūriyyah; abbreviated SIF) was a Salafist alliance of various Islamist factions opposed to Bashar al-Assad that sought the transformation of Syria into an Islamic state under Sharia.

Its largest group was the Salafist Ahrar al-Sham, which reportedly "led" and "dominated" the Front. In November 2013, the Syrian Islamic Front was dissolved, as the organization was replaced by the Islamic Front.