Jaysh al-Nasr
| Jaish Al-Nasr | |
|---|---|
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جيش النصر Participant in the Syrian Civil War | |
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Official logo of Jaysh al-Nasr | |
| Active | August 2015[1] – present |
| Leaders | Mohamed Mansour[2] |
| Area of operations | Hama Governorate, Syria |
| Part of |
Free Syrian Army Rad al-Mazalem[3] Fatah Halab[4] North Hama Countryside Operations Room[5] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
Jaish Al-Nasr (Arabic: جيش النصر) or the Army of Victory is a Free Syrian Army-allied, armed opposition faction participating in the Syrian Civil War. Founded in August 2015 as a joint operations room of 16 member groups, three of the groups later fully merged into Jaish Al-Nasr.
History
Formation as a joint operations room
Jaysh al-Nasr was formed in early August 2015 as a joint operations room with the stated objective being the "liberation of the northern countryside of Hama, breaking the regime's first defense line toward Hama the city." It was announced as a first step towards unifying the Free Syrian Army in Idlib and Hama provinces into a single operations room. The alliance initially comprised the following 16 groups:[1][6]
- Falcons of al-Ghab (Suqour al-Ghab')
- Jaish al-Izzah
- ash-Sham Front
- Jabhat al-Inqaz
- Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade (Suqour al-Jabal)
- Sixth Brigade
- Brigade 111
- Brigade 60
- Bilad ash-Sham Brigade
- Regiment 111
- Revolutionary Fidai Movement
- Suqour al-Jihad Battalion
- Martyrs of Tremseh Brigade
- al-Mashhour Battalions
- al-Adiyat Brigade
Reformation as a unified group
In late October 2015, it was announced that three of its component groups, the Regiment 111, the Falcons of al-Ghab and the al-Inqaz Front (Jabhat al-Inqadh al-Muqatila) completely merged into Jaysh al-Nasr with Suqour al-Ghab's leader Mohamed Mansour assuming the leadership of the new unified group.[2] In late September 2016, the group previously known as Ahrar Darayya (who had been evacuated from Darayya due to a deal made with the Syrian government) announced they merge into Jaysh al-Nasr.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 Al-Souria (5 August 2015). "Idleb, Hama Rebels Unite Under 'Army of Victory' Operations Room". The Syrian Observer. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Archicivilians Infographic". 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015.
- ↑ https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/field-report-islamist-rebels-attack-syrian-army-hama-map-update/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=230ab-28hls&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/5bchv0/official_statement_listing_groups_involved_in_the/
- ↑ "Army of Victory/Jaish al Nasr formed HAMA.". Imgur.
- ↑ Former Darayya rebels now fighting Syrian Army in northern Hama Al Masdar News, September 28, 2016
