Jaysh al-Jihad
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Jaysh al-Jihad (Jihad Army) was an Islamist rebel group based in Quneitra Governorate. The group formed from the merger of 7 small independent groups and factions that defected from Nusra Front after it clashed with the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade in December 2014. These groups were: Jihad Brigades, Jamaat Jund al-Islam, Jamaat Abu Baseer, Mujahideen of al-Sham movement, Jamaat Shabab Ahl al-Sunnah, Nurayn Brigade, and Jamaat Bunyan al-Marsous.[1]
| Jaysh al-Jihad | |
|---|---|
| جيش الجهاد | |
Logo of the group Flag used by the group | |
| Leaders | Abu Mussab Al-Fanussy |
| Dates of operation | February 2015[1] – 21 May 2016 |
| Headquarters | Al-Qahtaniyah, Quneitra[1] |
| Active regions | Quneitra Governorate and Daraa Governorate, Syria[1] |
| Ideology | Salafi Jihadism |
| Size | 500[1] |
| Part of |  Islamic State (allegedly) |
| Allies | Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The group had been accused by other Syrian rebel groups of being affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[6][7] In April 2015, violent clashes broke out between the group and the Free Syrian Army and al-Nusra Front, after Jaish al-Jihad militants ambushed and killed six FSA fighters at a checkpoint in Quneitra.[8] By 6 May 2015, Nusra and other rebel groups announced that they had cleared al-Qahtaniyah and Quneitra city of Jaysh al-Jihad forces.[1]
In May 2016, remnants of Jaysh al-Jihad joined with two other Pro-ISIL factions in Southern Syria, the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade and Islamic Muthanna Movement, to form the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army.[9]
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