Jaysh al-Jihad
Jaysh al-Jihad (Army of Jihad) was a Islamist militant group based in the Quneitra Governorate in Syria. It formed from the merger of 7 smaller groups that split from Al-Nusra Front after their clashes with the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade in December of 2014. The groups were: Jihad Brigades, Jamaat Jund al-Islam, Jamaat Abu Baseer, Mujahideen of al-Sham movement, Jamaat Shabab Ahl al-Sunnah, Nurayn Brigade, and Jamaat Bunyan al-Marsous.[2]
| Jaysh al-Jihad | |
|---|---|
| جَيْشُ الْجِهَادِ | |
Flag used by the group | |
| Leaders | Abu Mussab Al-Fanussy |
| Dates of operation | February 2015 – 21 May 2016 |
| Headquarters | Al-Qahtaniyah, Quneitra[1] |
| Active regions | Quneitra Governorate and Daraa Governorate, Syria[1] |
| Ideology | Salafi Jihadism |
| Size | 500[1] |
| Part of |  Islamic State (allegedly)
|
| Allies | Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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Some other Syrian militant groups say that the group is allied with ISIS.[3][4] In April of 2015, fighting happened between the group and the Free Syrian Army and Al-Nusra Front after Jaysh al-Jihad members killed six Free Syrian Army members in Quneitra.[5] By the 6th of May 2015, the Al-Nusra Front and other militant groups said that they had cleared Quneitra of Jaysh al-Jihad fighters.[6]
In May of 2016, some of the group's members decided to join the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade and Islamic Muthanna to create the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army.[7]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Islamic State in Southern Syria" (PDF). Carter Center. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "The Islamic State in Southern Syria" (PDF). Carter Center. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ ""جيش الجهاد".. هل هو خلايا نائمة لـ"داعش" في درعا والقنيطرة؟". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "دوت مصر - 7 فصائل سورية تعلن إنشاء "جيش الجهاد"". دوت مصر. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "The emergence of IS in southern Syria". Middle East Eye. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "The Islamic State in Southern Syria" (PDF). Carter Center. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Far from Raqqa and Fallujah , Syria rebels open new front against ISIL in the south". The National. 29 May 2016.