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Mohsen al-Haymed
Commander who fought for the Islamic State and Ba'athist Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohsen al-Haymed (Arabic: محسن الهيمد) is a former Islamic State commander who became affiliated with Ba'athist Syria. He took part in various battles in the city of al-Sanamayn, Daraa Governorate after the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.
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He lives in al-Sanamayn and was formerly part of the Islamic State. Upon being captured, he joined the Military Security Directorate.[2]
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Al-Haymed's group was founded c. 2018 when it reconciled with Ba'athist Syria.[6]
The group fought against drug trafficker Ahmad al-Labbad, nicknamed "Al-Shabat", whose armed group in al-Sanamayn was attacked by al-Haymed in April 2024.[2] The impetus for the fighting was the deaths of at least seven children on 6 April 2024 by an improvised explosive device, which Al-Labbad's group was accused of planting. The clashes that occurred the following day resulted in the deaths of 17 people.[10] Another report indicated that at least 20 people died in the fighting.[11] The Haymed group targeted a house owned by al-Labbad with RPGs and machine gun fire;[12] two young children died in a fire as a result.[13]
Clashes took place in January 2025 in al-Sanamayn between al-Haymed's group and the Southern Operations Room.[7] The clashes began following an assassination attempt on Osama Muhammad al-Atma, who was a member of al-Haymed's group. A ceasefire was reached and both sides were required to turn in their heavy and medium weapons.[3] Over 2,000 Syrian government fighters were sent from Damascus. According to local network Free Houran Gathering, the faction had committed dozens of kidnappings and murders
in al-Sanamayn.[14]
In January 2025, there were further clashes in al-Sanamayn, this time between al-Haymed's group and Walid al-Zahra's group.[15]
Al-Haymed's group led an attack alongside the Islamic State on al-Sanamayn in February 2025, taking control of areas that were formerly used by the Ninth Division of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces.[1]
Following an attack by al-Labbad's faction on members of Haymed's group, after they were leaving a funeral, three members of Haymed's group died, while one member and a child were injured. General Security Services arrived to restore order, but Haymed's group opened fire, wounding one officer, which led to clashes taking place between Haymed's group and security forces.[16] The Syrian Armed Forces raided al-Haymed's group and seized houses in the surroundings of al-Sanamayn, which ended with the surrender of the group.[3] Al-Haymed escaped the raid.[17]
Members believed to be affiliated with al-Haymed's group killed Maher al-Labad, along with "his child" and Mohammad Saleem al-Shtaar, on 1 June 2025. Clashes afterwards led to the deaths of two civilians.[18]
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