Junud al-Sham

Junud al-Sham
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

Syrian Civil War

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]

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