Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union

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Not to be confused with Ajnad al-Sham.
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
الاتحاد الإسلامي لأجناد الشام
Participant in Syrian Civil War
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union Logo.jpg
Official logo of Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Active 2 December 2013–present[1]
Ideology Islamism[2]
Leaders Abu Mohammed al-Fateh [3]
Area of operations Damascus, Syria[1]
Strength 15,000 (self-reported)[3]
Part of Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[4]
Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta[5][6]
Jund al-Malahm[7]
Allies Army of Mujahedeen[8]
Sham Legion
Alweiat Al-Furqan
Islamic Front[9]
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces[10]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union (Arabic: الاتحاد الإسلامي لأجناد الشام‎, al-ittihad al-islami li-ajnad al-sham, "Islamic Union of the Soldiers of the Levant") is an alliance of some of the Islamist groups that have been active during the Syrian Civil War.[2] The groups involved are: the al-Habib al-Mustafa Brigades, the Amjad al-Islam Gathering, the Sahaba Brigades and Battalions, the Shabab al-Houda Battalions, and the Der al-Asima Brigade.[3] The organization expressed support for the Geneva II talks.[11]

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  1. ^ a b "Pushing Back Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: The Path to Conflict". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014. 
  2. ^ a b "Damascus Preachers and the Armed Rebellion". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014. 
  3. ^ a b c "The Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014. 
  4. ^ "Translation: the Formation of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council". Goha's Nail. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014. 
  5. ^ https://malcolmxtreme.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/ghouta-command-8-27-2014.png
  6. ^ "The wars of the Eastern Ghouta grind on". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 
  7. ^ "Damascus, East Ghouta - Jabhat al Nusra, Ahrar al Sham, Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union Have Formed a Joint Operation's Room Named "Jund Al-Malahm" : syriancivilwar". reddit. 
  8. ^ "Ambiguous Rebel Statements on the Geneva Negotiations". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014. 
  9. ^ "Freedom, Human Rights, Rule of Law: The Goals and Guiding Principles of the Islamic Front and Its Allies". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014. 
  10. ^ "Army makes first push toward Aleppo in a year". The Daily Star. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014. 
  11. ^ "Syrian opposition says to attend talks, backed by rebel fighters". Reuters. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014. 

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