Jaysh al-Jihad

National Defense Force
 Ahrar ash-Sham
 25x25px Southern Front
 25x25px al-Nusra Front
 Jaysh al-IslamBattles and warsSyrian Civil War
 Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil WarSucceeded byKhalid ibn al-Walid Army
Jaysh al-Jihad (Army of Jihad) was a Islamist militant group based in the Quneitra Governorate in Syria. It formed from the merger of 7 smaller groups that split from Al-Nusra Front after their clashes with the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade in December of 2014. The groups were: Jihad Brigades, Jamaat Jund al-Islam, Jamaat Abu Baseer, Mujahideen of al-Sham movement, Jamaat Shabab Ahl al-Sunnah, Nurayn Brigade, and Jamaat Bunyan al-Marsous."The Islamic State in Southern Syria"  (PDF). Carter Center. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

Some other Syrian militant groups say that the group is allied with ISIS. In April of 2015, fighting happened between the group and the Free Syrian Army and Al-Nusra Front after Jaysh al-Jihad members killed six Free Syrian Army members in Quneitra. By the 6th of May 2015, the Al-Nusra Front and other militant groups said that they had cleared Quneitra of Jaysh al-Jihad fighters."The Islamic State in Southern Syria"  (PDF). Carter Center. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

In May of 2016, some of the group's members decided to join the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade and Islamic Muthanna to create the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army.

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Category:Islamist militant groups
Category:Militant groups