Jaysh al-Muwahhidin
| Jaysh al-Muwahhideen | |
|---|---|
 Jaysh al-Muwahhideen logo  Druze flag used by Jaysh al-Muwahhideen | |
| Leaders | Abu Ismail Ibrahim Al-Tamimi |
| Dates of operation | 2013 – 2018 |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate,As-Suwayda Governorate,Deraa Governorate,Damascus Governorate |
| Ideology | Syrian Druzeinterests[1] |
| Allies |  Syrian Armed Forces Hezbollah al-Abbas brigade Ba'ath BrigadesPopular Committees[2] |
| Opponents |  Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Al-Nusra Front Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) |
TheJaysh al-Muwahhideen(Arabic:جيش الموحدين) orJaysh Abu Ibrahim(Arabic:جيش أبو إبراهيم) was aDruzemilitia group in Syria. Their name means "Army of Monotheists"or"Army of Unitarians".The group mainly operated in the Suwayda, Deraa, Damascus and other regions where the Druze are concentrated and announced their formation in the beginning of 2013. The leadership describes the group asUnitarian Druzeengaging in defensive war, but has also been described as supporters ofBashar al-Assadand the Syrian government. It operated largely in theJabal al-Druze,also known as Jabal al-Arab, a mountainous area ofas-Suwayda Governorateas well as theMount Hermonarea inDamascus Governorate,areas primarily inhabited by Druze. The group was set up in response to attacks on Druze civilians. The group commemoratesanticolonial figuressuch asSultan al-Atrash,who was a prominent Druze chieftain.[1][3][2]
See also
[edit]- Belligerents in the Syrian civil war
- Druze in Syria
- Jabal Druze State
- Druze
- Sword Battalion
- Golan Regiment
- Sultan Pasha al-Atrash Battalion
References
[edit]- ^abAymenn Al-Tamimi (13 November 2013)."The Druze Militias of Southern Syria".Retrieved26 December2013.
- ^abAymenn Jawad (19 September 2014)."Suwayda Village Militias".Archived fromthe originalon 9 October 2014.Retrieved6 October2014.
- ^Aymenn Jawad (15 November 2013)."More On The Druze Militias in Southern Syria".Retrieved6 October2014.
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