Al-Rahman Legion
| Al-Rahman Legion | |
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فيلق الرحمن Participant in the Syrian Civil War | |
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Official logo of Al-Rahman Legion | |
| Active | November 2013 – present[1] |
| Ideology | Islamism[1] |
| Leaders | Abdul Nasr Shmeir (a.k.a. Abu Nasr)[1] |
| Area of operations | Eastern Ghouta, eastern Qalamoun, and Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria[1] |
| Strength | 2,000[2]-+3,000[1] |
| Part of |
Free Syrian Army Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta[1] Al Marj Operations Room[3] Fatah Halab |
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| Battles and wars | |
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The al-Rahman Legion (Arabic: فيلق الشام, Faylaq Al-Rahman), also called the al-Rahman Corps, is an alliance of Islamist Free Syrian Army groups operating mostly in Eastern Ghouta, in the outskirts of Damascus, but also in eastern Qalamoun. It is the main rebel group in Jobar and have received BGM-71 TOW missiles.[6] The group's leader is Abd al-Nasr Shmeir, a captain who defected from the Syrian Army in early 2012.[1]
Since the death of Zahran Alloush there have been conflicts between Jaysh al-Islam and other members of the Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta, along with associated groups such as Al-Nusra Front and it's Jaish Al-Fustat operations room. Ahrar ash-Sham have remained neutral.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
On 18 February 2016, Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union fighters based in eastern Ghouta announced the "full incorporation" of its fighters into al-Rahman Legion, though reiterating that its fighters based in the western Damascus suburbs of Darayya and Moadammiyyeh as well as in southern Damascus would still operate under the Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union banner and where not a part of this merger.
On 26 April 2016 the 1st Brigade left the Southern Front and dissolved into the Legion.[13][14][15] They where an FSA-affiliated group that were armed with TOW missiles. The group operated in the Daraa Governorate[16] and Damascus Governorate.[17]
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References
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- ↑ "Who are these 70,000 Syrian fighters David Cameron is relying on?". The Guardian. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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- ↑ Rebel allies fight each other in east Damascus: monitor NOW News, 1 March 2016
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- ↑ "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Is Jabhat al-Nusra behind Ghouta demonstrations? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Aron Lund. "After Zahran: Rising Tension in the East Ghouta". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rebel allies fight each other in east Damascus: monitor". 1 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Leith Fadel (19 April 2016). "Rebel forces fight one another in rural Damascus". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Albin Szakola (30 March 2016). "Rebel heavyweights clash outside Damascus". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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- ↑ بيان اندماج اللواء الأول العامل في دمشق مع فيلق الرحمن بسلاحه وعتاده الكامل. - YouTube. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "۞Logical⚔Liberator۞ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "English Statement: First Brigade in Damascus has fully merged with al-Rahman Corps.". Beyond The Levant Agency. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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