Jaysh al-Izza
part of so-called Free Syrian Army
Jaysh al-Izza is a Islamist militant group part of the Free Syrian Army active in the northwest of Syria. The group has been given anti-tank missiles such as the 9K111 Fagot or BGM-71 TOW by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Qatar.[10][11] The group also tried to join the National Front for Liberation which has other militant groups in Idlib such as Ahrar al-Sham but the leadership of Jaysh al-Izza refused due to complications.[12]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Western-backed Syrian rebel group says hit by Russian air strikes". Reuters. 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "A former leader in the opposition warns of a second phase of the Idlib battles". 23 August 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Including leaders in the first row .. Defected elements of the "Army of Glory"". Zaman al-Wasl. 10 October 2019.
- ↑ "Over 2,000 militants redeploy to western Idlib after defeat in northern Hama". 9 November 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019.
- ↑ "Series of detailed tweets from HTS defector Abu Salih al-Hamawi exposing HTS". Trunk News Translations. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
Jaysh al-Izza has 1300 members, 167 (note: 13%) were martyred while you claim to have 10.000, and only 400 (note: 4%) were martyred.
- ↑ News Desk (2019-09-08). "Over 2,000 militants redeploy to western Idlib after defeat in northern Hama". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ↑ "Sixth anniversary of Zahran Alloush's killing in Russian airstrike on eastern Ghouta". syriahr.com. 25 December 2021.
- ↑ "After military operation for it, violent attack by Horas Al-Din and Ansar Al-Tawheed and Jaysh Al-Izza in northern Hama and heavy aerial and ground shelling target the area". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 26 April 2018.
- ↑ "بينهم قادة في الصف الأول.. انشقاق عناصر من جيش العزة".
- ↑ "US arms shipment to Syrian rebels detailed". IHS Jane's 360. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ Afanasieva, Dasha (30 September 2015). "Western-backed Syrian rebel group says hit by Russian air strikes". Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ↑ "The Syrian National Army: For the Syrian revolution or against the Kurds? - Syria Direct". syriadirect.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-20.