Sham Legion
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| Sham Legion | |
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| فيلق الشام Participant in the Syrian Civil War |
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Logo of the Sham Legion Flag of the Sham Legion |
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| Active | 10 March 2014 – present[1] |
| Ideology | Moderate Islamism[1] |
| Leaders | Mondher Saras[1] |
| Area of operations | Homs Governorate, Syria Hama Governorate, Syria Idlib Governorate, Syria[1] |
| Part of | Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[2] Army of Conquest[3] Fatah Halab[4] Northern Homs Countryside Operations Room[5] |
| Allies | Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union Army of Mujahedeen Alweiat Al-Furqan Islamic Front[6] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[6] |
| Battles and wars | |
The Sham Legion (Arabic: فيلق الشام, Faylaq Al-Sham[1]), also known as Homs Legion, is an alliance of Islamist rebel groups which formed in order to consolidate the strength of moderate Islamists during the Syrian Civil War.[1] The alliance was formed from 19 different groups,[7] some of which were previously affiliated with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and Shields of the Revolution Council.[1]
On 26 April 2015, along with other major Aleppo based groups, they established the Fatah Halab joint operations room.[4][8]
Affiliated groups[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Sham Legion: Syria’s Moderate Islamists". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "New alliance could signal end of Islamic Front". As-Safir. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Rebels launch full-on assault of Idlib city". Syria Direct. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ a b "The biggest rebel factions in Aleppo just formed coalition "Operation Conquest of Aleppo". Source is a facebook video uploaded 20 mins ago by the Syrian Revolution 2011 facebook page. : syriancivilwar". reddit.
- ^ "WinningLooksLike comments on FSA, Jabhat a-Nusra ally in north Homs ahead of expected Russian-backed offensive". reddit.
- ^ a b "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 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Nineteen Syrian Opposition Groups Unite under ’Al-Sham Legion’". Syria 360°. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Fateh Haleb Coalition Member Organizations List : syriancivilwar". reddit.
External links[edit]
- Sham Legion on Twitter (Arabic)
- Sham Legion's English Youtube Channel