Jaish al-Islam

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Jaish al-Islam is a Syrian Islamist rebel group that became one of the most powerful opposition factions during the Syrian civil war, particularly around Damascus.

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instanceOf Islamist rebel group
armed group
accusedOf arbitrary detention of activists
human rights abuses
mistreatment of prisoners
use of civilian hostages as human shields
allies other Syrian opposition groups
conflict Syrian civil war NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Syria NERFINISHED
dateFounded 2013
designationStatus terrorist organization by Russia
terrorist organization in Syria by Syrian government
formedByMergerOf Liwa al-Islam NERFINISHED
other smaller rebel factions around Damascus
foundedBy Zahran Alloush NERFINISHED
goal establishment of governance based on Islamic law in its areas of control
overthrow of Bashar al-Assad
hasLeader Essam al-Buwaydhani NERFINISHED
Zahran Alloush NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Douma NERFINISHED
ideology Salafism NERFINISHED
Sunni Islamism
language Arabic
mediaWing Jaish al-Islam media office NERFINISHED
militaryCapability one of the most powerful rebel factions around Damascus
militaryStructure organized brigades and battalions
notableEvent control of Douma during Syrian civil war
evacuation agreement from Eastern Ghouta in 2018
participation in the siege of Eastern Ghouta
notableOpponent Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED
Russian armed forces in Syria
Syrian Arab Army NERFINISHED
operationalArea Damascus countryside NERFINISHED
Douma NERFINISHED
Eastern Ghouta NERFINISHED
Rif Dimashq Governorate NERFINISHED
opposedTo Bashar al-Assad government NERFINISHED
Syrian government NERFINISHED
participatedIn Syrian opposition political talks as part of opposition delegations
partOf Syrian opposition NERFINISHED
religion Sunni Islam
statusAfter2018 fighters relocated to northern Syria under evacuation deals
lost main territorial stronghold in Eastern Ghouta
usedTactics artillery shelling of government-held areas
tunnel warfare around Damascus
urban warfare

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fall of Eastern Ghouta combatant Jaish al-Islam