Jaysh al-Islam

Jaysh al-Islam is a Syrian rebel group that operated during the Syrian Civil War The group used to be a part of the FSA, but on December 2012, they split away from FSA due to unknown reasons.[1] The primary base of operations for Jaysh al-Islam was the city of Damascus, which is the capital of Syria. The group seeks to form a Islamic State in Syria based off of the laws of Islam using Jihadism.[2] The group along with its ally Ahrar al-Sham is mainly supported by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Turkey.[3] However the group has been designed a terrorist group by the countries of Egypt (for collaboration with Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis), Syria, UAE, and Iran.

Logo of Jaysh Al Islam

References
  1. "Leading Syrian rebels defect, dealing blow to fight against al-Qaeda". Daily Telegraph. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. "THE SYRIAN OPPOSITION'S POLITICAL DEMANDS". Institute for Study of War.
  3. "REPORT The Road to a Syria Peace Deal Runs Through Russia". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.


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