Junud al-Makhdi
Katibat Junud al-Makhdi (commonly referred to as just Junud al-Makhdi) is an active armed jihadist group created by a merger of two smaller groups operating in Northern Syria, composed exclusively of Tatar and Bashkir fighters mainly from Tatarstan and Bashkortostan as well as other areas in Russia with Tatar and Bashkir populations.
| Katibat Junud al-Makhdi | |
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Flag of Junud al-Makhdi | |
| Leaders | Sayfuddin al-Tatari |
| Dates of operation | July 2016 - Present |
| Group(s) | Jamaat Bulgar Jaish al-Shomal al-Islami |
| Headquarters | Latakia Governorate, Syria |
| Active regions | Latakia Governorate, Syria |
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| Size | 400 |
| Allies | Tahrir al-Sham Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria Syrian Turkmen Brigades |
| Opponents | Syria Russia United States Iran Hezbollah |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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