Jaysh al-Sham (2014)

Not to be confused with the eponymous Jaysh al-Sham (2015–).

Jaysh al-Sham (Arabic: جيش الشام, "Army of the Levant") was a rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War.^[4] The group began when the Suqour al-Sham brigade called Suyouf al-Haq split from its parent organization because it did not want to participate in the fighting between Suqour al-Sham and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).^[4]

Jaysh al-Sham جيش الشام
Official logo of Jaysh al-Sham
Dates of operation	18 February 2014 – 28 July 2014[1][2]
Active regions	Idlib Governorate, Syria[1]
Size	1,000+[3]
Allies	Islamic Front Jabhat al-Nusra Free Syrian Army[1] Islamic State
Opponents	Syria
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Idlib Governorate clashes (2014)

In July 2014, the Liwa Dawud unit defected from Jaysh al-Sham to ISIS, bringing with them 1000 men and 10 tanks. Jaysh al-Sham claimed that it had expelled them.^[3] The group was disbanded on 28 July 2014, giving the remaining affiliated groups the option to join other groups.^[2]

Groups involved

• Liwaa Suyouf al-Haq (former Suqour al-Sham brigade)
• Liwaa Ansar Allah
• Liwaa Suqour Asharq
• Liwaa fuqra'a ela Allah
• Liwaa Feteat al-Islam
• Liwaa Asuod al-Ghab
• Liwaa Nusor al-Islam
• Jisr al-Shughur Revolutionary Military Council

Defected groups

• Liwaa Dawod (defected and joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)^[3]

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War