Junud al-Sham

Not to be confused with Jund al-Sham.
Junud al-Sham
جنود الشام‎
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active 2012 - Present[1]
Ideology Sunni Islamism
Salafi movement
Leaders Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani[2]
Area of operations Aleppo Governorate, Syria[3]
Latakia Governorate, Syria[4]
Allies Ahrar ash-Sham[4]
Al-Nusra Front[2]
Group of the One and Only[5]
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
Syrian Resistance
National Defense Force
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

Junud al-Sham (Soldiers of the Levant) is a group of Chechen and Lebanese Sunni fighters who have fought during the Syrian Civil War.[2] By early 2016, Junud al-Sham had reportedly weakened significantly, with its leader Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani reproached other insurgent groups in Syria for not providing assistance, and with many of its members leaving the group to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Meet ISIS’ new breed of Chechen militants Al-Arabiya, 31 August 2014
  2. 1 2 3 "Split Among North Caucasian Fighters in Syria". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Syrian opposition groups fail to capture Aleppo prison". Al Monitor. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Chechen al Qaeda commander, popular Saudi cleric, and an Ahrar al Sham leader spotted on front lines in Latakia". Long War Journal. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "GUEST POST: The 4 Chechen Brigades In Jamaat Ahadun Ahad". From Chechnya To Syria. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Weiss, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria involved in new Idlib offensive". Long War Journal.
  7. ↑ "Chechens Fighting in Syria Increasingly Joining Forces With Islamic State". Jamestown Foundation. 3 March 2016.

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