Khalid ibn al-Walid Army

Not to be confused with Khalid ibn al-Walid Brigade.
Khalid ibn al-Walid Army
جيش خالد بن الوليد
LeadersAbu Hashim al-Hamawi
Abu Hashim al-Shami † (2016)[1]
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi † (2016–17)[2][3]
Mohammad al-Refai (2017–18)[3]
Dates of operation21 May 2016 – 31 July 2018 (As the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army)
July 2018 – Present (As Wilayat Hawran)
Group(s) Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade
Islamic Muthanna Movement
Jaysh al-Jihad
HeadquartersAl-Shajara, Daraa Governorate, Syria[3]
Active regionsDaraa Governorate and Quneitra Governorate, Syria
IdeologySalafi jihadism
Size1,900–2,400+ (in 2018)[4][5]
OpponentsNon-state opponents

State opponents

Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Succeeded by
Wilayat Hawran ‌[9]

The Khalid ibn al-Walid Army (Arabic: جيش خالد بن الوليد Jaysh Khalid ibn al-Waleed) was an armed Salafi jihadist group active in southern Syria. It was formed by a merger of the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, the Islamic Muthanna Movement, and the Army of Jihad on 21 May 2016. The faction controlled a strip of territory southeast of the Golan Heights, and was in conflict with other forces of the Syrian rebels. The group was defeated and lost all of its territory to the Syrian Government on 31 July 2018, with many members surrendering. Many captured members of the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army were executed on the same day.[1]

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  5. ^ "Over 400 rebels allegedly defect to ISIS in west Daraa". Al-Masdar. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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  8. ^ "Breaking: ISIS launches first attack on Syrian Army troops in west Daraa". 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)