Jaysh al Nukhba (originally called Jaysh al-Tahrir) is a Syrian Islamist militant group in the Hama Governorate and Aleppo Governorate of Syria with support from the Turkish government.[8] The group was formed as a combination of 5 brigades, and some got BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles which are from the United States.[9]

Jaysh al-Nukhba
جيش النخبة‎
Elite Army
Leaders
  • Mohammed al-Ghabi (DOW)[1]
  • Alaa Abdel Hay al-Ahmad[2]
  • Raed al-Elewi[3]
  • Mohammed Ahmed al-Sayed[4] (artillery regiment and overall commander since January 2017)
  • Zakaria al-Ahmad[4] (media office director)
Dates of operation24 February 2016 – present[5]
Group(s)
  • Levant Front (Hama)
  • 9th Brigade
  • 115th Brigade
  • Northern Sector (145th Brigade) (part of the SNA and not the NFL)

Former:

  • 46th Division
  • 312th Division
  • 314th Division
Headquarters
Active regionsNorthwestern Syria
Size3,000[4] (self-claim, 2017)
Part of
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Preceded by
Liberation Army (Jaysh al-Tahrir)

References change

  1. "Nusra captures leader, fighters of Western-backed rebels in northern Syria". Reuters. 3 July 2016.
  2. "(PLA) chooses a new leader created for Gabi". All4Syria. 11 November 2016.
  3. "Hero's welcome for first Russian warplanes back from Syria". The National. 15 March 2016.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nejjae, Hogir (24 January 2018). "Kurdish National Council participates in aggression against Afrin". Harwar News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "elite" defined multiple times with different content
  5. "Five Factions Merge under the Name "Jaish Al Tahrir"". RFS Media Office. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. Hogir Nejjae (24 January 2018). "Kurdish National Council participates in aggression against Afrin". Hawar News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. "11 FSA Factions in New Command in of "National Front Liberation"". Syria Call. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. "Nusra captures leader, fighters of Western-backed rebels in northern Syria". Reuters. 3 July 2016.
  9. "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 5 October 2015.