Army of Aleppo

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Army of Aleppo
جيش حلب
Jaysh Halab
Leaders Hashim al-Sheikh ("Abu Jaber") [1]

(February 2016)
Abu Abdul Rahman Noor  [2]
Omar Abdul-Razaq ("Abu Bashar al-Mara")(overall commander, since December 2016)

Contents

Abu al-Abd Ashidaa [3] (Emir, since December 2016 - also heads Ashida'a Mujahideen Brigade) [4] [2] [5]
Dates of operation
  • February 2016 – ? (first group)
  • 1 December 2016 – 21 December 2016 (second group)
Headquarters Aleppo, Syria
Active regions Aleppo, Syria
Allies
Opponents
Battles and wars Syrian Civil War
Preceded by
Fatah Halab (became the 2nd iteration of Jaysh al-Halab, southeastern Aleppo)

The Jaysh Halab (Arabic : جيش حلب, lit. 'Army of Aleppo') was a coalition of Syrian rebel groups based in rebel-held areas inside the city of Aleppo, Syria. The coalition was created by Hashim al-Sheikh, the former general commander of Ahrar ash-Sham with the intent of unifying various rebel groups in Aleppo. [1] After the announcement, nothing was heard of the group until December 2016.

Initial member groups

The joint operations room consisted of both Sunni Islamist and Salafist factions and some Free Syrian Army groups. On its formation on 6 February 2016, the former Ahrar ash-Sham commander issued an ultimatum that ordered 15 rebel factions to join the group within 72 hours. [1]

Re-activation

On 1 December 2016, during the Aleppo offensive, all rebel groups in southeastern Aleppo reportedly merged into the coalition replacing Fatah Halab in southeastern Aleppo. [6] A new commander, Abu Abdul Rahman Noor was named. [2] On 9 December a new emir was named, Abu Ashida'a [3]

The 2nd iteration of the group includes: [7]

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