Middle Eastern Islamist Extremist Groups: An Essential Guide by McIvor Dr Paul

Author:McIvor, Dr Paul [McIvor, Dr Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sapiens Academic Press, London
Published: 2021-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

246 The Carter Center, (2015). ‘The Islamic State in Southern Syria May 15, 2015’. The Carter Center [online]. Available at: https://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/peace/conflict_resolution/syria-conflict/islamic-state-in-southern-syria-may2015.pdf [Accessed 1 Sep. 2020].

JAYSH AL-MUJAHIDEEN

(The Army of Mujahideen)

Jaysh al-Mujahideen (The Army of Mujahideen ) is a coalition of Islamist groups which formed to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the Syrian Civil War 247 . The group accused ISIL of disrupting ‘security and stability’ in areas that had been freed from the control of the government of President Bashar al-Assad 248 . The Army of Mujahideen was formed in January 2014 from the population of the Aleppo hinterland and was soon joined by Division 19, Fastaqim Kama Umirt , and the Nour al-Din al-Zanki Islamic Brigades 249 .

However, the group’s membership has remained fluid with the Nour al-Din al-Zanki Islamic Brigades withdrawing in May 2014. Division 19’s Liwā’ al-Anṣār unit was expelled in June 2014, and Fastaqim Kama Umirt departed the group in December 2014 250 . Jaysh al-Mujahideen (The Army of Mujahideen ) has been involved in prolonged infighting with other Islamist groups, especially around Atarib and other towns near Aleppo. Jaysh al-Mujahideen remains an intact fighting force in the Syrian conflict but is greatly diminished from its earlier strength.

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