Mujahideen Shura Council (Syria)
Mujahideen Shura Council of the Eastern Area | |
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مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية Participant in the Syrian civil war | |
Logo of the Mujahideen Shura Council | |
Active | 25 May 2014[1]–Present |
Headquarters | Deir ez-Zor, Syria[2] |
Area of operations | Syria |
Allies | Free Syrian Army |
Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2] |
Battles and wars | Syrian opposition-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict |
The Mujahideen Shura Council (Arabic: مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية Majlis Shūrā Mujāhidīn ash-Sharqīyah, meaning "Shura Council of the Mujahideen of the Eastern Area", also known by the Arabic acronym Mishmish), is a coalition of Islamist rebel groups in Deir ez-Zor which formed in order to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the Syrian Civil War.[2] The leader of the coalition was killed by ISIL around 12 June 2014.[3]
Affiliated groups
- Al-Nusra Front (Deir ez-Zor branch)
- Jaysh al-Islam (Deir ez-Zor branch)
- Ahrar ash-Sham (Deir ez-Zor branch)
- Army of Ahl al-Sunni wal Jamaa
- Authenticity and Development Front (Deir ez-Zor branch - Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiya)
- al-Qa'qa'
- Jabhat al-Jihad wal Bina
- Bayareq al-Shaaitat
- Liwa al-Qadisiya
- Army of Maoata al-Islami
- Army of al-Ikhlas
- Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar[2]
See also
References
- ↑ The formation of the Mujahideen Shura Council - Diralzor
- 1 2 3 4 "New Syrian jihadist body formed to fight ISIS". Al Monitor. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ "Rebel leader killed by ISIL in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor". ARA News. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
External links
- Mujahideen Shura Council on Twitter (Arabic)
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