Junud al-Sham

Junud al-Sham
Junud al-Sham
جنود الشام
	Logo of Junud al-Sham
Leaders	Abu Turab Shishani; Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani †
Dates of operation	2012 – present
Group(s)	Liwaa Usud al-Idlam Artillery and Infantry Battalion (former)
Headquarters	Jisr al-Shughur
Active regions	Syria Aleppo Governorate; Latakia Governorate; Idlib Governorate; Hama Governorate;
Ideology	Sunni Islamism; Salafi movement
Size	30 (2016 estimate)
Allies	Ahrar al-Sham; Tahrir al-Sham; Group of the One and Only
Opponents	Syria; Iran; Russia; Syrian Resistance; Hezbollah; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2017-2018); Tahrir al-Sham (sometimes)
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo; 2014 Latakia offensive; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015); Northwestern Syria offensive (October 2015); 2016 Hama offensive; Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018);

Junud al-Sham (Soldiers of the Levant), sometimes also called Jund al-Sham,^[3] is a group of Chechen Sunni mujahideen that fight in the Syrian Civil War and were led by Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani until his death in 2021. Abu Turab al-Shishani as deputy leader has led the group since.

^ ^a ^b "Split Among North Caucasian Fighters in Syria". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ ""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 4 September 2018.
^ ^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 6 September 2014.
^ Joanna Paraszczuk (12 January 2016). "Muslim Shishani makes video address about situation in Latakia". From Chechnya to Syria. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "GUEST POST: The 4 Chechen Brigades In Jamaat Ahadun Ahad". From Chechnya To Syria. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ Weiss, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria involved in new Idlib offensive". Long War Journal.

[caci-1] "Split Among North Caucasian Fighters in Syria". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[2] ""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.

[target-3] Mairbek Vatchagaev (1 October 2015). "Is Moscow Set to Target Russians Fighting Against Assad in Syria?". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[aleppo-4] "Syrian opposition groups fail to capture Aleppo prison". Al Monitor. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

[latakia-5] "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 6 September 2014.

[video_address-6] Joanna Paraszczuk (12 January 2016). "Muslim Shishani makes video address about situation in Latakia". From Chechnya to Syria. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[7] "GUEST POST: The 4 Chechen Brigades In Jamaat Ahadun Ahad". From Chechnya To Syria. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[8] Weiss, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria involved in new Idlib offensive". Long War Journal.

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