Jaysh al-Ababil explained

Jaysh al-Ababil
Native Name:ألوية ابابيل حوران
Native Name Lang:ar
War:the Syrian Civil War
Active:2014–2018
Leaders:Abu Tawfiq al-Shami[1]
Area:Damascus Governorate[2]
Homs Governorate
Daraa Governorate
Partof:Free Syrian Army
Southern Front (former)[3]
Army of the South[4]
Predecessor:Ababil Houran Brigade
Allies:Jaysh al-Islam
Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis
Sham al-Rasoul[5]
Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
Opponents:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Battles:Syrian Civil War

The Jaysh al-Ababil (Arabic: جيش الأبابيل) was a rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War. It joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014.[3] The group was active in the Damascus Governorate.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.facebook.com/SyrianRebellionObservatory/photos/pb.1648217982071508.-2207520000.1422184443./1679841105575862/?type=1 The Syrian Rebellion Observatory on Facebook
  2. Web site: بالعاصمة دمشق ردا على مجزرة حلفايا . 24 December 2012 . 4 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150104162031/http://www.fsa-dam.com/main/6739 . 4 January 2015 .
  3. Web site: Does the "Southern Front" Exist?. 21 March 2014. 4 January 2015. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
  4. https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Army-of-the-South.jpg
  5. Web site: Jihadists of ISIS and Qaeda attack Syrian rebels in Damascus. 3 April 2015. 2 April 2015. ARA News. https://web.archive.org/web/20150405235356/http://aranews.net/2015/04/jihadists-of-isis-and-qaeda-attack-syrian-rebels-in-damascus/. 5 April 2015. dead.