'Saraya Ansar al-Sunna': Who is this jihadist group?
Harboring hatred against Alawites, Shiites and Christians, this fringe extremist group claimed responsibility for the attacks against a church in Damascus last June and against a mosque in Homs on Friday.
The logo of the Syrian jihadist group "Saraya Ansar al-Sunna," on which is inscribed "the fight against the enemies of God."
This article was updated on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, following an attack inside a mosque located in an Alawite area of the city of Homs, claimed by the jihadist group "Saraya Ansar al-Sunna."A new attack on a place of worship in Syria frequented by minorities — the second of its kind since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024 — was claimed by the little-known fringe Syrian jihadist group "Saraya Ansar al-Sunna" ("Brigade of the Supporters of the Sunnis"). As it happened Joseph Aoun condemns 'terrorist attack,' expresses 'deep solidarity' with Syria The group had already claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last June at a church in Damascus, which killed 25 people. A message signed by the group on May 10 said that it had become active in Tripoli (North Lebanon), although no...
This article was updated on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, following an attack inside a mosque located in an Alawite area of the city of Homs, claimed by the jihadist group "Saraya Ansar al-Sunna."A new attack on a place of worship in Syria frequented by minorities — the second of its kind since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024 — was claimed by the little-known fringe Syrian jihadist group "Saraya Ansar al-Sunna" ("Brigade of the Supporters of the Sunnis"). As it happened Joseph Aoun condemns 'terrorist attack,' expresses 'deep solidarity' with Syria The group had already claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last June at a church in Damascus, which killed 25 people. A message signed by the group on May 10 said that it had become active in Tripoli (North Lebanon), although...
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