Yarmouk Army

Yarmouk Army
Jaish al-Yarmouk Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active	? - present
Ideology	Islamic democracy Secularism
Leaders	General Bashar al-Zoubi[1]
Area of operations	Daraa Governorate Quneitra Governorate[1]
Strength	4,000+[1]
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front[1] Hawks of the South[2] (formerly)[3]
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Islamic Muthanna Movement[4][5]

The Yarmouk Army (transliterated Arabic: Jaish al-Yarmouk), originally known as the Yarmouk Brigade,^[6] is a prominent Free Syrian Army rebel group operating in the Quneitra and Daraa governorates.^[7] The group is one of the units that has received TOW missiles.^[1] It joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014^[8] and the Hawks of the South coalition on 27 December 2014.^[2]

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References

1. "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. العقيد "الدهني" تشكيل تحالف "صقور الجنوب" خطوة نحو توحيد فصائل حوران
3. "The Moderate Rebels: A Growing List of Vetted Groups Fielding BGM-71 TOW Anti-Tank Guided Missiles". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
4. Intra-rebel accusations compound tensions in south Syria arena Syriadirect.org, 18 January 2016
5. Syrian Army resumes offensive in Sheikh Miskeen amid rebel disunity Al-Masdar, 23 January 2016
6. "Is the Islamic State Establishing Itself in Qalamoun?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
7. "Syrian rebels seize Jordan crossing from govt control: rebel, security source". Reuters. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
8. Aron Lund (21 March 2014). "Does the "Southern Front" Exist?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2 December 2014.