Essam al-Buwaydhani explained
Essam al-Buwaydhani is a Syrian rebel leader. He was reportedly born in Douma and was a businessman by profession.[1] He was elected leader of Jaysh al-Islam after Zahran Alloush, the previous leader of the group, was killed in a Syrian Air Force air strike in December 2015.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Issam al-Buwaydani, known as Abu Hammam, the newly elected head of the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) Syrian "jihad" group, speaks during a gathering for the group on December 26, 2015, in the Jihad-hel... Pictures | Getty Images . Gettyimages.fi . 2015-12-26 . 2018-04-08.
- Web site: Syria conflict: Essam al-Buwaydhani named leader of "jihad" group Army of Islam . International Business Times . 26 December 2015 . 26 December 2015.
- Web site: Syrian rebels name successor to slain commander . Times of Israel . 26 December 2015 . 26 December 2015.
- Web site: Syria rebel group appoints successor to slain commander . Daily News New York . 26 December 2015 . 26 December 2015.
- Web site: عصام بويضاني . عصام بويضاني (@abohmam_buedany) . Twitter . 2018-04-08.
- Web site: Which rebel groups are fighting in Syria's eastern Ghouta? . DW . 19 September 2021.
