Jaysh al-Izza is a Islamist militant group part of the Free Syrian Army active in the northwest of Syria. The group has been given anti-tank missiles such as the 9K111 Fagot or BGM-71 TOW by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Qatar.[10][11] The group also tried to join the National Front for Liberation which has other militant groups in Idlib such as Ahrar al-Sham but the leadership of Jaysh al-Izza refused due to complications.[12]
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| Leaders | Maj. Jamil al-Saleh (commander-in-Chief[1])
Col. Mustafa al-Bakour[2] (general commander)
Capt. Manaf Maarati (deputy commander, until October 2019)[3]
Capt. Mustafa Maarati (spokesman, until October 2019)[3] |
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| Dates of operation | 2013–present |
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| Headquarters | Kafr Nabl area (August 2019-February 2020), Jisr al-Shughur (per pro-government reports),[4] formerly al-Lataminah[1] |
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| Ideology | Sunni Islamism |
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| Size |
- 3,000 (late 2015)[1]
- September 2019:
- 2,500 (HTS defector claim)[5]
- Over 3,000 (pro-government media claim)[6]
- ≤3500 (December 2021) [7]
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| Part of | Free Syrian Army
Jaysh al-Nasr (2015) |
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| Allies | Tahrir al-Sham
Guardians of Religion Organization[8]
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
 Ajnad al-Sham
Malhama Tactical
National Front for Liberation
Syrian National Army
Turkey[9] |
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| Opponents | Syrian Arab Armed Forces
Russia
Iran
 Hezbollah
Arab Nationalist Guard
Eagles of the Whirlwind
Ba'ath Brigades
Syrian Resistance |
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| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War
- Siege of Northern Homs
- 2014 Hama offensive
- Insurgency in Idlib
- Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015)
- Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015) (Russian intervention)
- 2015 Hama offensive
- 2016 Latakia offensive
- 2016 Hama offensive
- Hama offensive (March–April 2017)
- Hama offensive (September 2017)
- Northeastern Hama offensive (2017)
- Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflict
- Idlib demilitarization (2018–2019)
- Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019)
- Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020)
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