Jaysh al-Sham (2014) explained

Jaysh al-Sham
جيش الشام
War:Syrian Civil War
Active:18 February 2014 – 28 July 2014[1] [2]
Area:Idlib Governorate, Syria
Size:1,000+
Allies: Islamic Front
Jabhat al-Nusra
Free Syrian Army
Islamic State
Battles:Syrian Civil War

Jaysh al-Sham (Arabic: جيش الشام, "Army of the Levant") was a rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War.[3] The group began when the Suqour al-Sham brigade called Suyouf al-Haq split from its parent organization because it did not want to participate in the fighting between Suqour al-Sham and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).[3]

In July 2014, the Liwa Dawud unit defected from Jaysh al-Sham to ISIS, bringing with them 1000 men and 10 tanks. Jaysh al-Sham claimed that it had expelled them.[4] The group was disbanded on 28 July 2014, giving the remaining affiliated groups the option to join other groups.[2]

Groups involved

Defected groups

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The new face of the Syrian rebellion . The Arab Chronicle . 2 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140326104506/http://the-arab-chronicle.com/new-face-syrian-rebellion/ . 26 March 2014 . dead .
  2. http://www.alaan.tv/news/world-news/110315/after-betrayal-brigade-david-solution-army-sham-waiting-announcement-new-bloc بعد خيانة لواء داوود.. حل ’’جيش الشام‘‘ وانتظار الاعلان عن تكتل جديد
  3. Web site: Politics of the Islamic Front, Part 6: Stagnation?. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 14 April 2014. 26 April 2014.
  4. Web site: 1,000 Syrian rebels defect to Islamic State in sign it's still strengthening. McClatchy News Service. 8 July 2014. 9 July 2014.