Abu Jaber Shaykh

Abu Jaber Shaykh
Abu Jaber Shaykh
Native name	أبو جابر الشيخ
Birth name	Hashim al-Shaykh
Nickname(s)	Abu Jaber Shaykh
Born	1968 (age 56); Maskanah, Syria
Allegiance	Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya (2012–14); Ahrar al-Sham (2014–15); Army of Aleppo (February 2016); Tahrir al-Sham; Jaysh al-Ahrar;
Service/branch	Tahrir al-Sham
Years of service	2011–present
Commands held	General commander of Ahrar al-Sham (2014–15); Commander of the Army of Aleppo (February 2016); Emir of Tahrir al-Sham (January–October 2017); Shura head of Tahrir al-Sham (October 2017–present);
Battles/wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016); ; Hama offensive (March–April 2017);
Alma mater	University of Aleppo

Hashim al-Shaykh (Arabic: هاشم الشيخ), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Jaber Shaykh (Arabic: أبو جابر الشيخ) is a Syrian rebel commander who is a senior leader of Tahrir al-Sham. He had reportedly resigned from his position in Ahrar al-Sham where he served as a senior commander to help command and direct the merger. Abu Jaber is a Salafist Muslim with a jihadist ideology, which is reflected in the ideology of the group he leads.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c THOMAS JOSCELYN (10 February 2017). "Hay'at Tahrir al Sham leader calls for 'unity' in Syrian insurgency". Long War Journal.
^ "Aleppo rebels rally around former Ahrar leader". Now News. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

[unity-1] THOMAS JOSCELYN (10 February 2017). "Hay'at Tahrir al Sham leader calls for 'unity' in Syrian insurgency". Long War Journal.

[rally-2] "Aleppo rebels rally around former Ahrar leader". Now News. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

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