Jaysh al-Salam Army of Peace |
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جيش السلام Participant in the Syrian Civil War |
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A Toyota Hilux belonging to the Tahrir Brigade, Jaish al-Salam's former main subgroup in the Raqqa Governorate
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Active | 23 June 2015—late 2015/early 2016 |
Ideology | Democracy |
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Leaders | Abdul Karim Obeid ("Abu Mohammed Kafr Zita") ![]() |
Headquarters | Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate, Syria |
Area of operations | |
Part of | Free Syrian Army |
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Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles and wars |
Jaysh al-Salam (Arabic: جيش السلام, lit. 'Army of Peace') was an operations room of Free Syrian Army factions that operates in northern and eastern Syria with the goal to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Raqqa.
As of the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, the collation appeared to be defunct. Components of the group later joined the Syrian Democratic Forces throughout 2016. It was superseded by various other groups and military councils within the SDF.
During the founding statement of the Liberation Brigade on 12 September 2014, the group declared that they will be the "forces of democracy, chosen by the Syrian people" and vowed to defend liberty and preserve the unity of Syrian territory. The group also claimed that it will follow "strict military standards" in discipline and the selection of commanders.
The Jihad in the Path of God Brigade (Arabic: لواء الجهاد في سبيل الله, translit. Liwa al-Jihad fi Sabeel Allah) is a rebel group that operated in eastern Aleppo Governorate. It was formed as a subunit of Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa in September 2012, but later left the group. It fought the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the eastern Aleppo province. The group acknowledges the Syrian opposition-in-exile government the Syrian National Council and the Supreme Military Council. The Jihad in the Path of God Brigade was a founding member group of the Euphrates Volcano operations room formed in September 2014.