Junud al-Sham

Junud al-Sham
Junud al-Sham
جنود الشام
	Logo of Junud al-Sham
Leaders	Abu Turab Shishani; Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani †
Dates of operation	2012 – present
Group(s)	Liwaa Usud al-Idlam Artillery and Infantry Battalion (former)
Headquarters	Jisr al-Shughur
Active regions	Syria Aleppo Governorate; Latakia Governorate; Idlib Governorate; Hama Governorate;
Ideology	Sunni Islamism; Salafi movement
Size	30 (2016 estimate)
Allies	Ahrar al-Sham; Tahrir al-Sham; Group of the One and Only
Opponents	Syria; Iran; Russia; Syrian Resistance; Hezbollah; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2017-2018); Tahrir al-Sham (sometimes)
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo; 2014 Latakia offensive; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015); Northwestern Syria offensive (October 2015); 2016 Hama offensive; Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018);

Junud al-Sham (Soldiers of the Levant), sometimes also called Jund al-Sham,^[3] is a group of Chechen and Lebanese Sunni mujahideen that fight in the Syrian Civil War and were led by Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani until his death in 2021. Abu Turab Shishani as deputy leader has led the group since.

^ ^a ^b "Split Among North Caucasian Fighters in Syria". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ ""Jaish al-Hama" regional rebel merger pledges allegiance to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham". Conflict News. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mairbek Vatchagaev (1 October 2015). "Is Moscow Set to Target Russians Fighting Against Assad in Syria?". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Syrian opposition groups fail to capture Aleppo prison". Al Monitor. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chechen al Qaeda commander, popular Saudi cleric, and an Ahrar al Sham leader spotted on front lines in Latakia". Long War Journal. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^ Joanna Paraszczuk (12 January 2016). "Muslim Shishani makes video address about situation in Latakia". From Chechnya to Syria. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "GUEST POST: The 4 Chechen Brigades In Jamaat Ahadun Ahad". From Chechnya To Syria. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ Weiss, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria involved in new Idlib offensive". Long War Journal.

[caci-1] "Split Among North Caucasian Fighters in Syria". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[2] ""Jaish al-Hama" regional rebel merger pledges allegiance to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham". Conflict News. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.

[target-3] Mairbek Vatchagaev (1 October 2015). "Is Moscow Set to Target Russians Fighting Against Assad in Syria?". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[aleppo-4] "Syrian opposition groups fail to capture Aleppo prison". Al Monitor. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

[latakia-5] "Chechen al Qaeda commander, popular Saudi cleric, and an Ahrar al Sham leader spotted on front lines in Latakia". Long War Journal. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

[video_address-6] Joanna Paraszczuk (12 January 2016). "Muslim Shishani makes video address about situation in Latakia". From Chechnya to Syria. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[7] "GUEST POST: The 4 Chechen Brigades In Jamaat Ahadun Ahad". From Chechnya To Syria. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[8] Weiss, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria involved in new Idlib offensive". Long War Journal.

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