Retribution Army
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The Retribution Army (Arabic: جيش القصاص; Jayš al-Qiṣaṣ)[3] was a Free Syrian Army (FSA)-affiliated group formed by Deir ez-Zor natives that fought in the Syrian Civil War against the government and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Retribution Army | |
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جيش القصاص Jayš al-Qiṣāṣ | |
Leaders | Abu Ali[1] |
Dates of operation | ? – mid-2015 (defunct?) |
Active regions | Aleppo Governorate,[2] Raqqa Governorate, and Deir ez-Zor Governorate[3] |
Size | ~500 (claimed)[1] |
Part of | Euphrates Volcano (until June 2015)[4] Free Syrian Army[5] |
Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syrian Armed Forces[3] |
Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
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