Mujahideen Shura Council (Syria)

The Mujahideen Shura Council (Arabic: مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية Majlis Shūrā Mujāhidīn ash-Sharqīyah, meaning "Shura Council of the Mujahideen of the Eastern Area", also known by the Arabic acronym Mishmish) was a coalition of Islamist rebel groups in Deir ez-Zor which formed in order to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the Syrian Civil War.[2] The leader of the coalition was killed by ISIL around 12 June 2014.[4]

Mujahideen Shura Council of the Eastern Area
مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية
Dates of operation25 May 2014[1] – July 2015
Group(s)Al-Nusra Front
Jaysh al-Islam
Ahrar ash-Sham
Army of Ahl al-Sunni wall Jamaa
Authenticity and Development Front
al-Qa'qa'
Jabhat al-Jihad wal-Bina
Bayarq al Shaaitat
Liwa al-Qadisiya
Army of Maoata al-Islami
Army of-Ikhlas
Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
HeadquartersDeir ez-Zor, Syria (Until July 2015)[2]
Active regionsSyria
IdeologyPan-Islamism[3]
AlliesSyrian opposition Free Syrian Army
OpponentsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2]
Battles and warsSyrian opposition-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict

Affiliated groups

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ The formation of the Mujahideen Shura Council - Diralzor
  2. ^ a b c d "New Syrian jihadist body formed to fight ISIS". Al Monitor. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Time Exclusive: Meet the Islamist Militants Fighting Alongside Syria's Rebels". Time. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Rebel leader killed by ISIL in Syria's Deir ez-Zor". ARA News. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
edit