Army of Glory | |
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جيش العزة Jaysh al-Izza Participant in the Syrian Civil War |
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Logo of the Army of Glory
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Active | 2013–present |
Leaders | Maj. Jamil al-Saleh |
Headquarters | Al-Lataminah, Hama Governorate |
Area of operations | |
Strength | 1,500 (late 2015) |
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Free Syrian Army Jaysh al-Nasr (formerly) North Hama Countryside Operations Room |
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Website | http://alazaarmy.com/ |
Jaysh al-Izza or the Army of Glory (Arabic: جيش العزة), formerly the Union of Glory ((Arabic: تجمع العزة ،-Tajamul al-Izza), is a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army active in northwestern Syria, mainly in the al-Ghab Plain in northern Hama and its surroundings. The group have been supplied with anti-tank missiles by the United States, including 9K111 Fagots and BGM-71 TOWs.
On 30 September 2015, the first day of the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War, 2 Russian bombs with 8-10 submunitions struck the group's headquarters and arm depots in a cave in the village of Al-Lataminah in northern Hama.
During the 2016 Hama offensive in September 2016, Jaysh al-Izza used a BGM-71 TOW missile to blow up a low-flying Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter, which they alleged to be Russian.