Abu Jaber Shaykh

Abu Jaber Shaykh
Abu Jaber Shaykh
أبو جابر الشيخ
1st Emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
	In office; 28 January 2017 – 1 October 2017
Preceded by	Position established Ahmed al-Sharaa as Emir of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham which was Originally called the Al-Nusra Front
Succeeded by	Ahmed al-Sharaa
Personal details
Born	Hashim al-Shaykh; 1968 (age 57); Maskanah, Syria
Alma mater	University of Aleppo
Nickname	Abu Jaber Shaykh
Military service
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;
Branch/service	Tahrir al-Sham
Years of service	2011–present
Commands	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);

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 and senior leader of Tahrir al-Sham. Previously a senior commander in Ahrar al-Sham, he directed its merger with other islamist groups to form Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.^[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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Abu Jaber Shaykh
أبو جابر الشيخ

1st Emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
In office 28 January 2017 – 1 October 2017
Preceded by	Position established Ahmed al-Sharaa as Emir of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham which was Originally called the Al-Nusra Front
Succeeded by	Ahmed al-Sharaa

Personal details
Born	Hashim al-Shaykh 1968 (1968) (age 57)^[1] Maskanah, Syria
Alma mater	University of Aleppo^[1]
Nickname	Abu Jaber Shaykh
Military service
Allegiance	Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya (2012–14) Ahrar al-Sham (2014–15) Army of Aleppo (February 2016)^[2] Tahrir al-Sham Jaysh al-Ahrar
Branch/service	Tahrir al-Sham
Years of service	2011–present
Commands	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)

Abu Jaber Shaykh

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