Jaysh al-Muwahhidin

Jaysh al-Muwahhidin
Jaysh al-Muwahhidin logo Druze flag used by Jaysh al-Muwahhidin
Leaders	Ibrahim al-Tamimi
Dates of operation	2013–2018
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate, As-Suwayda Governorate, Deraa Governorate, Damascus Governorate
Ideology	Syrian Druze interests [1]
Allies	Syrian Armed Forces   Hezbollah Al-Abbas brigade Ba'ath Brigades Popular Committees [2]
Opponents	Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Al-Nusra Front   Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015)

The Jaysh al-Muwahhidin (Arabic : جيش الموحدين, romanized: Jaysh al-Muwaḥḥidīn, lit.  'Army of Monotheists') was a Druze militia in the Syrian civil war that engaged in defensive war, though were also described as supporters of Bashar al-Assad and the Ba'athist Syrian government.

The group mainly operated in the Suwayda, Deraa, Damascus and other regions where the Druze are concentrated and announced their formation in the beginning of 2013. It operated largely in the Mount Druze, also known as Jabal al-Arab, a mountainous area of as-Suwayda Governorate as well as the Mount Hermon area in Damascus Governorate, areas primarily inhabited by Druze. The group was set up in response to attacks on Druze civilians. The group commemorates anticolonial figures such as Sultan al-Atrash, who was a prominent Druze chieftain. ^{[1] [3] [2]}

References

1. Aymenn Al-Tamimi (13 November 2013). "The Druze Militias of Southern Syria" . Retrieved 26 December 2013.
2. Aymenn Jawad (19 September 2014). "Suwayda Village Militias". Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
3. Aymenn Jawad (15 November 2013). "More On The Druze Militias in Southern Syria" . Retrieved 6 October 2014.