Army of Free Tribes

Army of Free Tribes
جيش احرار العشائر
Jaysh Ahrar al-Ashayer
LeadersBrig. Gen. Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi
Dates of operation5 September 2014[1] – present[citation needed]
Active regionsAl-Tanf (as of July 2018)
IdeologySyrian nationalism
Size3,000[2]
Part ofFree Syrian Army
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Preceded by
Southern Command

The Army of Free Tribes (Arabic: جيش احرار العشائر, Jaysh Ahrar al-Ashayer), previously called the Southern Command and the Collective of Free Southern Tribesmen, is a Syrian rebel coalition affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and was headed by Brigadier General Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi. The group was supported by Jordan.

  1. ^ "قيادة مشتركة موحدة للجيش الحر في درعا والقنيطرة". Al Arabiya. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Tribes of Syria: Pieces on a chessboard?". Hate Speech International. 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "FSA Launches a New Battle against IS Group in the Desert of #Syrian". Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2017-04-25.