Junud al-Sham
Junud al-Sham | |
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جنود الشام Participant in the Syrian Civil War | |
Logo of Junud al-Sham | |
Active | 2012 – 2016[1] |
Ideology |
Sunni Islamism Salafi movement |
Leaders | Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani[2] |
Area of operations |
Aleppo Governorate, Syria[3] Latakia Governorate, Syria[4] |
Became | Ajnad al-Kavkaz (factions) |
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 |
Junud al-Sham (Soldiers of the Levant) was a group of Chechen and Lebanese Sunni fighters that fought in the Syrian Civil War.[2] By early 2016, Junud al-Sham had reportedly weakened significantly, with its leader Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani reproaching 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]
In late 2016, the group dissolved, whereupon many of its Chechen fighters joined Ajnad al-Kavkaz.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Komar, Rao (16 November 2016). "#pt Most Chechens left and joined Ajnad al-Kavkaz. Junud leader Muslim Shishani has not joined another group and is not fighting currently.pic.twitter.com/WpuUjGLmXX". @RaoKomar747.
- 1 2 3 "Split Among North Caucasian Fighters in Syria". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Syrian opposition groups fail to capture Aleppo prison". Al Monitor. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Chechens Fighting in Syria Increasingly Joining Forces With Islamic State". Jamestown Foundation. 3 March 2016.
- ↑ Rao Komar (19 November 2016). "Most Chechens left and joined Ajnad al-Kavkaz. Junud leader Muslim Shishani has not joined another group and is not fighting currently.". Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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