Green Battalion
| Green Battalion | |
|---|---|
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الكتيبة الخضراء al-Katiba al-Khadra Participant in Syrian Civil War | |
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Logo (above) & flag (below) of the Green Battalion | |
| Active | August 2013 [1]- ~ October 2014[2] |
| Ideology | Salafist jihadism[3] |
| Leaders | Abu Muhjin al-Omani † [4] |
| Area of operations |
Damascus Governorate,[5] Syria Homs Governorate,[1] Syria |
| Part of | Jabhat Ansar al-Din[6][7] |
| Became | Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar[2] |
| Allies |
Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[5] |
| Opponents |
Syrian Armed Forces Hezbollah[5] |
| Battles and wars | |
The Green Battalion (Arabic: الكتيبة الخضراء, al-Katiba al-Khadra) was a jihadist group that had been active during the Syrian Civil War.[9] Formed in 2013 by a group of Saudi veterans of the Iraq War and Afghanistan war,[5] the group fought alongside Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Syrian government forces, while remaining independent and neutral in the dispute between ISIL and other groups.[5] The group announced on 25 July 2014 that it became part of the Jabhat Ansar al-Din.[6] The group claimed allegiance to Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar around October of 2014.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Muhajireen Battalions in Syria". 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Video: Saudi Faction Swears Allegiance To Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar Emir". From Chechnya To Syria. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Military commander of ‘Green Battalion’, al-Qaeda affiliate killed in Qalamoun". Zaman Alwsl. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ISIS joins other rebels to thwart Syria regime push near Lebanon". McClatchy. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Syria Update: July 17 - 25, 2014". Institute for the Study of War Syria Updates. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar Capture Claimed “Assad Spies” In Aleppo". From Chechnya To Syria. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "The Other Syrian Peace Process". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ "The moderate rebels: A needle in a haystack". Al Akhbar (Lebanon). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
External links
- Green Battalion on Twitter (Arabic)
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