Jaysh al-Sham جيش الشام
Official logo of Jaysh al-Sham
Dates of operation	18 February 2014 – 28 July 2014 [1] [2]
Active regions	Idlib Governorate, Syria [1]
Size	1,000+ [3]
Allies	Islamic Front Jabhat al-Nusra Free Syrian Army [1] Islamic State
Opponents	Syria
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Idlib Governorate clashes (2014)

Jaysh al-Sham ( Arabic: جيش الشام, "Army of the Levant") was a rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War. ^[4] The group began when the Suqour al-Sham brigade called Suyouf al-Haq split from its parent organization because it did not want to participate in the fighting between Suqour al-Sham and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). ^[4]

In July 2014, the Liwa Dawud unit defected from Jaysh al-Sham to ISIS, bringing with them 1000 men and 10 tanks. Jaysh al-Sham claimed that it had expelled them. ^[3] The group was disbanded on 28 July 2014, giving the remaining affiliated groups the option to join other groups. ^[2]

Groups involved

• Liwaa Suyouf al-Haq (former Suqour al-Sham brigade)
• Liwaa Ansar Allah
• Liwaa Suqour Asharq
• Liwaa fuqra'a ela Allah
• Liwaa Feteat al-Islam
• Liwaa Asuod al-Ghab
• Liwaa Nusor al-Islam
• Jisr al-Shughur Revolutionary Military Council

Defected groups

• Liwaa Dawod (defected and joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) ^[3]

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References