| Retribution Army | |
|---|---|
| جيش القصاص Jayš al-Qiṣāṣ | |
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| Leaders | Abu Ali[1] |
| Dates of operation | ? – mid-2015 (defunct?) |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate,[2] Raqqa Governorate, and Deir ez-Zor Governorate[3] |
| Size | ~500 (claimed)[1] |
| Part of | Euphrates Volcano (until June 2015)[4] Free Syrian Army[5] |
| Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syrian Armed Forces[3] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
The Retribution Army (Arabic: جيش القصاص; Jayš al-Qiṣaṣ)[3] was a Free Syrian Army (FSA)-affiliated group formed by Deir ez-Zor natives that fought in the Syrian Civil War against the government and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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- ^ a b c d Hannah Lucinda Smith (17 June 2014). "ISIS, Syrian government continue siege of Deir Ezzor". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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