Movement of Salah al-Din the Kurd
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The Movement of Salah al-Din the Kurd (Kurdish: بزووتنەوەى كورد سهلاحهدین; Arabic: حركة صلاح الدين الكردي; Turkish: Selahaddin Kurdi Hareketi) is a Sunni Salafi Islamist militant rebel group of Kurdish fighters that takes part in the Syrian Civil War. Formed in 2015 by mostly Kurdish mujahideen from Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq, the group mostly operates in northwestern Syria.
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Kurdish: بزووتنەوەى كورد سهلاحهدین Arabic: حركة صلاح الدين الكردي Turkish: Selahaddin Kurdi Hareketi | |
Logo of the group[1] Flag of the group[2] | |
Dates of operation | 2015 – present |
Active regions | Northern Syria |
Ideology | Kurdish Islamism Salafi Islamism |
Allies | Al-Fatah al-Mubin Operations Room Rouse the Believers Operations Room |
Opponents | Syria Iran Russia |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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