Ajnad al-Sham

Not to be confused with Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union.
Ajnad al-Sham
أجناد الشام
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active November 2013 - present[1]
Ideology Sunni Islam
Leaders

Abu Hamza Al-Hamwi[2]

Abu Abdullah Taoum †[3]
Area of operations Idlib Governorate[3]
Hama Governorate[4]
Part of Army of Conquest[5]
Allies Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

The Ajnad al-Sham (Arabic: أجناد الشام‎, Soldiers of the Levant) is an independent Idlib and Hama-based rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War. It joined the Army of Conquest on 24 March 2015 and took part in the Second Battle of Idlib.[5] On 29 March 2014, it announced that its military leader, Abu Abdullah Taoum, was killed during clashes around al-Fouaa.

Beheading of Syrian Army Brigadier general

On 5 November 2015, during the 2nd Northwestern Syria offensive, Ajnad al-Sham militants in the Hama Governorate killed and beheaded an unnamed Syrian Army Brigadier general and placed his head in a bin.[4][7] They posted a picture of it on Facebook and Twitter where fellow activists praised this execution and labelled the Brigadier general with derogatory slogans like "Nusayri" - a term for Alawites.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Al-Qaeda-linked terror leader killed in Syria’s Idlib". Shia Post. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "The leader of Ajnad Alsham tells were the next target of the army of conquest". 29 July 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "The leader of al-Qaeda-affiliated Ajnad al-Sham battalion killed in Idlib". Breaking News. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Leith Fadel (6 November 2015). "U.S. Backed Moderate Rebels Proudly Post Images of Beheaded Syrian Soldiers in Northern Hama". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Al Qaeda and allies form coalition to battle Syrian regime in Idlib". Long War Journal. 24 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Islamic State closes in on Syrian city of Aleppo; U.S. abandons rebel training effort". Reuters. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Russian warplanes target the northern countryside of Hama and violent clashes in the vicinity of Atshan". SOHR. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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