Mujahideen Army (Syria): Difference between revisions

| name = Army of = Mujahideen Army

| native_name = {{lang-ar|جيش المجاهدين}}<br>Jaysh al-Mujahideen

| native_name_lang = Ar

| war = the [[Syrian Civil War]]

| image = Flag of the Army of Mujahedeen (Syria).svg

| caption = Logo of the Army of Mujahideen

| active = 2 January 2014 – 25 January 2017<ref name=aa3jan>{{cite news|url=http://en.haberler.com/syrian-opposition-builds-army-against-assad-al-342476/|title=Syrian Opposition Builds Army Against Assad, Al-Qaeda|publisher=Anadolu Agency|date=3 January 2014|accessdate=8 January 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140105091833/http://en.haberler.com/syrian-opposition-builds-army-against-assad-al-342476/|archive-date=5 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| ideology = [[Sunni]] [[Islamism]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/01/04/New-Syria-rebel-alliance-declares-war-on-al-Qaeda.html|title=Syria opposition says it backs rebel fight against al-Qaeda|publisher=Al Arabiya News|date=4 January 2014|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref>

*Salim Abu Jaafar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qasioun.net/ar/news/show/45516/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A9_%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%AD_%D9%84%D9%80%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7|title=The lead in front of the people of Syria shows for "Qassioun" nature of the initiative to unite the factions in northern Syria|work=Qasioun|date=28 December 2016|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-date=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101012612/http://www.qasioun.net/ar/news/show/45516/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A9_%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%AD_%D9%84%D9%80%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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| headquarters =

| area = [[Aleppo Governorate]], [[Syria]]

|strength size = 5,000+<ref>{{cite news|url=http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=54103|title=Pushing Back Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: The Syria Revolutionaries’Revolutionaries' Front and the Mujahideen Army|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|date=7 January 2014|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref>–12,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/01/06/213669/al-qaida-rebels-leave-mass-grave.html|title=Al Qaida rebels leave mass grave behind as they desert base in Syria|publisher=McClatchy|date=6 January 2014|accessdate=8 January 2014}}</ref> ({{small|own claim, 2014}})<br>

4,000 ({{small|own claim, May 2016}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rfsmediaoffice.com/2016/05/22/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%80rfs-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7/#.V_Nur-B97IU|title=Leadership in the Army of the Mujahideen's (RFS) after the recent merger: the unification of the floor and arms Our goal|work=RFS Media Office|date=22 May 2016|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305012614/https://rfsmediaoffice.com/2016/05/22/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%80rfs-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7/#.V_Nur-B97IU|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>

| partof = *[[Free Syrian Army]] (2016–17)=

*{{flagicon image|Insignia of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council.svg|border=}} [[Syrian Revolutionary Command Council]] (2014–15)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gohasnail.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/translation-the-formation-of-the-syrian-revolutionary-command-council/|title=Translation: the Formation of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council|accessdate=6 August 2014|publisher=Goha's Nail|date=3 August 2014}}</ref>

*[[Levant Front]] (2014–15)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aI3yAmNGW1vLpJCOrhiVLqpUUIX9PG1RNsCqJGGfhxI/edit|title=Syrian Civil War factions|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=ceip26dec>{{Cite news|title=The Levant Front: Can Aleppo’sAleppo's Rebels Unite?|url=http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=57605|date=26 December 2014|accessdate=26 December 2014|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace}}</ref>

*[[Fatah Halab]] (2015-2017)<ref name="reddit.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/353cfd/aleppo_operations_room_announcing_the_preparation/cr0m4jh|title=Zulfikarr comments on "Aleppo operations room" announcing the preparation for "the great battle" with 14 rebel groups|work=reddit|date=6 May 2015}}</ref>{{better source|date=June 2024}}

*[[Ahrar al-Sham]] (since 2017)<ref name=join>{{cite web|url=http://www.qasioun.net/en/news/show/48837/Jayesh_Al_Mujahdeen_Join_Ahrar_Al_Sham_Movement|title=Mujahideen Army announces joining Freedom Movement Sham|work=Qasioun News Agency|date=24 January 2017|access-date=25 January 2017|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019055413/http://www.qasioun.net/en/news/show/48837/Jayesh_Al_Mujahdeen_Join_Ahrar_Al_Sham_Movement|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| allies = *[[Syria Revolutionaries Front]]

| opponents = *{{flagdeco|Syria}} [[Syrian Armed Forces]]

*[[{{flag|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]]}}<ref name=AFP4Jan>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/01/05/world/syria-rebels-unite-and-launch-new-revolt-against-jihadists/|title=Syria rebels unite and launch new revolt, against jihadists|publisher=AFP|date=4 January 2014|accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref>

| battles = [[Syrian Civil War]]

The '''Mujahideen Army of Mujahideen''' ({{lang-ar|جيش المجاهدين}}, Jaysh al-Mujahideen) was a [[Sunni]] [[Islamism|Islamist]] rebel group formed in order to fight the [[Syrian government]] and the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL) during the [[Syrian Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/04/world/middleeast/qaeda-insurgents-in-syria.html?_r=1&|title=Qaeda-Linked Insurgents Clash With Other Rebels in Syria, as Schism Grows|publisherwork=New York Times|date=3 January 2014|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> Originally a coalition of several Islamist rebel groups, it accused ISIL of disrupting "security and stability" in areas that had been captured from the Syrian government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/04/us-syria-crisis-fighting-idUSBREA0308720140104|title=Syrian rebels launch fierce offensive against al Qaeda fighters|publisher=Reuters|date=4 January 2014|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> During its establishment in January 2014, the spokesperson of the coalition said it would start operations in [[Idlib]] and [[Aleppo]] and gradually expand towards the rest of Syria.<ref name=aa3jan/> In December 2016, the Army of Mujahideen was briefly reorganized as '''Jabhat Ahl al-Sham''' ({{lang-ar|جبهة أهل الشام}}; '''Front of the People of the Levant'''), but this formation soon fell apart during [[Idlib Governorate clashes (January–March 2017)|rebel infighting]] in January 2017.

The factions which formed the Army of Mujahideen largely emerged from the villages and towns of the Aleppo hinterland.<ref name=CEIP8April>{{cite web|url=http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=55275|title=The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|date=8 April 2014|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/25/us-syria-crisis-opposition-factbox-idUSBRE98O0Q720130925|title=Factbox: Syrian rebels against opposition coalition|publisher=Reuters|date=25 September 2013|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> The three groups at the core of the alliance were [[19th Division (Syrian rebel group)|Division 19]], the [[Fastaqim Union]] and the [[Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki|Nour al-Din al-Zanki Islamic Brigades]], which was also then part of the [[Authenticity and Development Front]].<ref name=CEIP8April/>

On 4 May 2014, the Army of Mujahideen announced the withdrawal of the Nour al-Din al-Zanki Islamic Brigades from the coalition.<ref name="charter">{{Cite web|title=Jeish al-Mujahideen Charter – Comment and Translation|url=http://gohasnail.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/jeish-al-mujahideen-charter-comment-and-translation/|date=4 May 2014|accessdate=30 May 2014|publisher=Goha's Nail}}</ref> On 3 June 2014, the Army of Mujahideen announced the expulsion of Division 19's [[Ansar Brigade]] and its leader, Abu Bakr, accusing them of theft and kidnapping.<ref name=ansar>{{cite web|url=http://www.mojez.com/News/SocialMedia/27/537911/%E2%80%AB-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D9%87/|title=جيش المجاهدين يعلن في بيان له فصل لواء الأنصار وعزل قائده المقدم أبو بكر عن قيادته بسبب "تورطه في بقضايا سرقات وخطف وتهريب سجناء من داعش". 3-6-2014|work=mojez.com|access-date=2014-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009195424/http://www.mojez.com/News/SocialMedia/27/537911/%E2%80%AB-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D9%87/|archive-date=2017-10-09|dead-url-status=yesdead}}</ref>

|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/01/us-mideast-crisis-syria-insight-idUSKCN0JF2L020141201?irpc=932|date=1 December 2014|accessdate=9 February 2015|publisher=Reuters|quote=The 50 fighters were the first from their group to attend the training in Qatar, part of an ostensibly covert CIA program to offer military support to vetted factions in opposition to President Bashar al-Assad}}</ref>

On 6 May 2015, it, along with 13 other Aleppo-based groups, joined the [[Fatah Halab]] joint operations room.<ref name="reddit.com"/>{{better source|date=June 2024}}

*** Supporters of the Caliphate Brigade(denied by group)

**Levant Revolutionaries Battalions<ref name=step>{{Cite web|url=http://stepagency-sy.net/archives/179468|title=New mergers in the Zanki line west of Aleppo as the battle of Afrin approaches|work=STEP News Agency|date=18 January 2018|access-date=18 January 2018|archive-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118191924/http://stepagency-sy.net/archives/179468|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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