Back جنود الشام Arabic Dschunūd asch-Schām German Junud al-Sham Spanish Jound al-Cham (Syrie) French Джунуд аш-Шам (Сирия) Russian
| Junud al-Sham | |
|---|---|
| جنود الشام | |
 Logo of Junud al-Sham | |
| Leaders | Abu Turab Shishani Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani[1] |
| Dates of operation | 2012 – 2021[2] |
| Group(s) | Liwaa Usud al-Islam Artillery and Infantry Battalion (former)[3] |
| Headquarters | Jisr al-Shughur[4] |
| Active regions | Syria |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism Salafism |
| Size | 70 (2021 estimate)[7] |
| Allies |  Ahrar al-Sham[6] Tahrir al-Sham[1] Group of the One and Only[8] |
| Opponents |  Syria Iran Russia Syrian Resistance Hezbollah Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Tahrir al-Sham (sometimes) |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
Junud al-Sham (Soldiers of the Levant), sometimes also called Jund al-Sham,[4] was a group of Chechen Sunni mujahideen that fought in the Syrian Civil War and were led by Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani until its disbanding in 2021.
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- ^ "HTS and Muslim al-Shishani: What Happened?". Levant24. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ ""Jaish al-Hama" regional rebel merger pledges allegiance to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham". Conflict News. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d Mairbek Vatchagaev (1 October 2015). "Is Moscow Set to Target Russians Fighting Against Assad in Syria?". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Syrian opposition groups fail to capture Aleppo prison". Al Monitor. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Chechen al Qaeda commander, popular Saudi cleric, and an Ahrar al Sham leader spotted on front lines in Latakia". Long War Journal. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ @AbdussamedDgl1 (26 October 2021). "Muslim Shishani and his 70 soldiers who left the Turkman mountains reached home and to their families safely" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 December 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "GUEST POST: The 4 Chechen Brigades In Jamaat Ahadun Ahad". From Chechnya To Syria. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Weiss, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria involved in new Idlib offensive". Long War Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2024.