Jaysh al-Jihad

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Not to be confused with Army of the Holy War.
Jaysh al-Jihad
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
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Active February 2015[1] – present
Ideology Salafi Jihadism
Leaders Abu Mussab Al-Fanussy
Headquarters Al-Qahtaniyah, Quneitra[1]
Area of operations Quneitra Governorate and Daraa Governorate, Syria[1]
Strength ~400
Part of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Allies Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade
Opponents Ahrar ash-Sham[2]
Southern Front[3]
al-Nusra Front[4]
Jaysh al-Islam[5]
Alwiya al-Furqan
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

Jaysh al-Jihad (Jihad Army) is a rebel group in Quneitra Governorate. The group formed from the merger of 7 small independent groups and factions that defected from Nusra Front after it clashed with the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade in December 2014. These groups were: Jihad Brigades, Jamaat Jund al-Islam, Jamaat Abu Baseer, Mujahideen of al-Sham movement, Jamaat Shabab Ahl al-Sunnah, Nurayn Brigade, and Jamaat Bunyan al-Marsous.[1]

The group had been accused by other Syrian rebel groups of being affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[6][7] In April 2015, violent clashes broke out between the group and the Free Syrian Army and al-Nusra Front, after Jaish al-Jihad militants ambushed and killed six FSA fighters at a checkpoint in Quneitra.[8] By 6 May 2015, Nusra and other rebel groups announced that they had cleared al-Qahtaniyah and Quneitra city of Jaysh al-Jihad forces.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e "The Islamic State in Southern Syria" (PDF). Carter Center. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015. 
  2. ^ "Islamist fighters seize southern Syria crossing: monitor". Al Monitor. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015. 
  3. ^ "Jihadists clash with Syrian rebels along Israel’s border". AP. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015. 
  4. ^ "Rebels fight ISIS-linked group near Israeli-occupied Golan". AFP. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015. 
  5. ^ "Syrian rebels expel ISIS from town near Israeli border". ARA News. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015. 
  6. ^ "«جيش الجهاد».. هل هو خلايا نائمة لـ«داعش» في درعا والقنيطرة؟". Retrieved 9 May 2015. 
  7. ^ "دوت مصر - 7 فصائل سورية تعلن إنشاء "جيش الجهاد"". دوت مصر. Retrieved 9 May 2015. 
  8. ^ "The emergence of IS in southern Syria". Middle East Eye. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.