Back فيلق الرحمن Arabic Файлак ар-Рахман Byelorussian Ar-Rahman-Legion German Legión Al-Rahman Spanish Faylaq al-Rahmane French Файлак ар-Рахман Russian Al-Rahman Legion SIMPLE Файлак аль-Рагман Ukrainian 拉赫曼军团 Chinese

Al-Rahman Legion

Al-Rahman
فيلق الرحمن
Faylaq al-Rahman
Leaders
  • Capt. Abdul Nasr Shamir (a.k.a. Abu Nasr, commander in chief)[1]
  • Abu Ali Dhiya al-Shaghouri † (chief of staff)[2]
  • Mutasim Shamir (political bureau leader)[3]
  • Capt. Samer Salah (Abu Najib) †[4][better source needed]
  • Wael Alwan (spokesman)[5]
Dates of operationNovember 2013–present[1]
Group(s)
Active regions
IdeologySunni Islamism[1]
Size
Part of
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Al-Rahman Legion (Arabic: فيلق الرحمن, Faylaq al-Raḥmān), also known as the Al-Rahman Corps, is a Syrian rebel group that operated in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus, and in the eastern Qalamoun Mountains. It was the main rebel group in Jobar, and was backed by Qatar.[23] The group's leader is Abdul al-Nasr Shamir, a former Syrian Army officer from rural Homs who defected from the Syrian Army in early 2012.[24][1]

The Legion has been described as an "Islamist"[1] or as a non-Salafi "political Islamist"[25] organisation. It describes itself as "a revolutionary military entity aiming for the downfall of the Syrian regime, seeking to create an Islamic state".[26] In 2016, it was described as "one of the oldest standing opposition factions in Damascus and maintains high levels of local legitimacy and support."[25] Under a surrender agreement, over 5,000 of its fighters and associated civilians left Damascus for northwestern Syria in March 2018.

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  2. ^ Leith Abou Fadel (9 March 2018). "High ranking rebel commander killed in East Ghouta". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Syria rebel group fights in Damascus, talks in Geneva". AFP. 24 March 2017.
  4. ^ Leith Fadel (2 May 2017). "High ranking rebel commander killed by infighting in East Ghouta". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Wael Alwan to "Syria Call": We blew up an advanced tunnel for the forces of the Syrian regime in the countryside of Damascus". Syria Call. 26 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b JOŠKO BARIĆ (30 April 2017). "Faylaq al-Rahman's decline in East Ghouta". Syrian War Daily.
  7. ^ "Al-Majd Brigades: to make the dreams of Syrian people true - Revolutionary Forces of Syria media office". 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  8. ^ Cassman, Daniel. "Syria - Mapping Militant Organizations". web.stanford.edu.
  9. ^ hasanmustafas (8 May 2015). "The Moderate Rebels: A Growing List of Vetted Groups Fielding BGM-71 TOW Anti-Tank Guided Missiles".
  10. ^ Syrian War Daily (Wordpress blog), 11 December 2017
  11. ^ Syria’s civil war has been raging for 7 years. What’s behind it?, NBC, 22 February 2018
  12. ^ "Who are these 70,000 Syrian fighters David Cameron is relying on?". The Guardian. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Thousands of Well-Armed Rebel Fighters Are in Syria's Ghouta". Associated Press. 28 February 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  14. ^ Explainer: Who's fighting whom in Syria's Ghouta?, BBC Monitoring, 22 February 2018
  15. ^ a b "Update: Rebel Infighting in East Ghouta". Skylight Syria blog. 12 May 2017.
  16. ^ "حماس والنظام السوري.. علاقة مضطربة ومواقف متضاربة" [Hamas and the Syrian regime..a turbulent relationship and conflicting positions]. Enab Baladi (in Arabic). 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  17. ^ "Faylaq al Rahman fights against ISIS in Damascus and the surrounding countryside, including arresting alleged ISIS groups and ISIS sympathizers. On May 10, 2015 it signed a statement pledging to clear Eastern Ghouta of all ISIS militants." Jennifer Cafarella and Genevieve Casagrande, Syrian Armed Opposition Powerbrokers, Middle East Security Report 29, March 2016, Institute for the Study of War, citing Abu Abdullah Al Hourani “Faylaq Al Rahman launches attacks on factions in Ghouta after failure to pledge to Islamic State” Zaman Al Wasl, January 29, 2015
  18. ^ Rebel allies fight each other in east Damascus: monitor Archived 2018-08-04 at the Wayback Machine NOW News, 1 March 2016
  19. ^ Army of Islam Urges Al-Rahman Legion to End its Attack on East Ghouta Enab Baladi, June 16, 2016
  20. ^ "Fight in mosque at Zamalka between Sheikhs of Jabhat Al-Nusra and Rahman Corps about who will ascend to the Minbar". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 23 July 2016.
  21. ^ "The Free Syrian Army condemns the attack on its headquarters in the eastern Ghouta". Al-Quds al-Arabi. 8 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Rebels take on ISIS in new Damascus front". The Daily Star. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  23. ^ "The Moderate Rebels: A Growing List Of Vetted Groups Fielding Bgm-71 Tow Anti-Tank Guided Missiles". Hasan Mustafas. 8 May 2015.
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference backbone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  25. ^ a b Jennifer Cafarella and Genevieve Casagrande, Syrian Armed Opposition Powerbrokers, Middle East Security Report 29, March 2016, Institute for the Study of War
  26. ^ Which rebel groups are fighting in Syria's eastern Ghouta?, Deutsche Welle, 20.02.2018
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