Xhemati Alban | |
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Leader | Abdul Jashari |
Foundation | 2012 |
Dates of operation | 2017 - present |
Allegiance | File:Flag of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.svg Hayat Tahrir al-Sham |
Active regions | Idlib Governorate, Northern Aleppo |
Ideology | |
Size | 60-100[1] |
Opponents | |
Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
Xhemati Alban (Arabic: جماعة الألبان) is a small Sunni Albanian jihadi militant group composed of ethnic Albanian fighters from Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, and the Presheva valley which operates in the Syrian civil war in Idlib Governorate/North Aleppo.[2]
History
editXhemati Alban claims to have been established in 2012, but reports suggest that the group only started operations in 2017. The group is headed by Abu Qatada al-Albani (Abdul Jashari).[3]