Jaysh al-Salam
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Not to be confused with the Army of Peace, a pro-government militia during the Second Sudanese Civil War.
Jaysh al-Salam (Arabic: جيش السلام, lit. 'Army of Peace') was an operations room of Free Syrian Army factions that operated in northern and eastern Syria with the goal of attacking the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Raqqa.
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Jaysh al-Salam Army of Peace | |
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جيش السلام | |
Leaders | Abdul Karim Obeid ("Abu Mohammed Kafr Zita") [1] |
Dates of operation | 23 June 2015—late 2015/early 2016 |
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Headquarters | Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate, Syria |
Active regions | |
Part of | Syrian Democratic Forces Free Syrian Army |
Allies | |
Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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As of the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, the coalition appeared to be defunct. Components of the group later joined the Syrian Democratic Forces throughout 2016.[4] It was superseded by various other groups and military councils within the SDF.[5]