Jaysh al-Sham (2014)

Not to be confused with the eponymous Jaysh al-Sham (2015–).
Jaysh al-Sham
جيش الشام
Dates of operation18 February 2014 – 28 July 2014[1][2]
Active regionsIdlib Governorate, Syria[1]
Size1,000+[3]
Allies Islamic Front
Jabhat al-Nusra
Free Syrian Army[1]
Islamic State
Opponents Syria
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

Jaysh al-Sham (Arabic: جيش الشام, "Army of the Levant") was a rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War.[4] 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).[4]

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.[3] 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

References

  1. ^ a b c "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b بعد خيانة لواء داوود.. حل ’’جيش الشام‘‘ وانتظار الاعلان عن تكتل جديد
  3. ^ a b c "1,000 Syrian rebels defect to Islamic State in sign it's still strengthening". McClatchy News Service. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Politics of the Islamic Front, Part 6: Stagnation?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.