Jaysh al-Islam

Jaysh al-Islam is a Syrian rebel group that operated during the Syrian Civil War  The group used to be a part of the FSA, but on December 2012, they split away from FSA due to unknown reasons. The primary base of operations for Jaysh al-Islam was the city of Damascus, which is the capital of Syria. The group seeks to form a Islamic State in Syria based off of the laws of Islam using Jihadism. The group along with its ally Ahrar al-Sham is mainly supported by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Turkey. However the group has been designed a terrorist group by the countries of Egypt (for collaboration with Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis), Syria, UAE, and Iran.

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Category:Organizations based in Syria
Category:Rebel militia groups in Asia

Category:Islamist militant groups