Junud al-Sham
Not to be confused with Jund al-Sham.
Junud al-Sham | |
---|---|
Participant in the Syrian Civil War | |
Ideology |
Sunni Islam Salafi movement |
Leaders | Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani[1] |
Area of operations |
Aleppo Governorate, Syria[2] Latakia Governorate, Syria[3] |
Allies |
Ahrar ash-Sham[3] Al-Nusra Front[1] Group of the One and Only[4] |
Opponents |
Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Resistance National Defense Force |
Battles and wars |
Junud al-Sham (Soldiers of the Levant) is a group of Chechen and Lebanese Sunni fighters who have fought during the Syrian Civil War.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Split Among North Caucasian Fighters in Syria". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Syrian opposition groups fail to capture Aleppo prison". Al Monitor. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "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.
- ↑ "GUEST POST: The 4 Chechen Brigades In Jamaat Ahadun Ahad". From Chechnya To Syria. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ Weiss, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria involved in new Idlib offensive". Long War Journal.