Jaysh al-Ababil

Jaysh al-Ababil
ألوية ابابيل حوران
LeadersAbu Tawfiq al-Shami[1]
Dates of operation2014–2018
Active regionsDamascus Governorate[2]
Homs Governorate[1]
Daraa Governorate
Part ofFree Syrian Army
Southern Front (former)[3]
Army of the South[4]
AlliesJaysh al-Islam
Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis
Sham al-Rasoul[5]
Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
OpponentsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant[5]
Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
  • Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)[5]
  • Daraa Governorate campaign
    • Daraa offensive (June–July 2018)
Preceded by
Ababil Houran Brigade
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Syrian civil war
Timeline
    • January–April 2011
    • May–August 2011
    • September–December 2011
    • January–April 2012
    • May–August 2012
    • September–December 2012
    • January–April 2013
    • May–December 2013
    • January–July 2014
    • August–December 2014
    • January–July 2015
    • August–December 2015
    • January–April 2016
    • May–August 2016
    • September–December 2016
    • January–April 2017
    • May–August 2017
    • September–December 2017
    • January–April 2018
    • May–August 2018
    • September–December 2018
    • January–April 2019
    • May–August 2019
    • September–December 2019
    • 2020
    • 2021
    • 2022
    • 2023
    • 2024

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Civil uprising in Syria (March–August 2011)
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Start of insurgency (Sept. 2011 – April 2012)
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UN ceasefire; Rebel advances (May 2012 – Dec. 2013)
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Rise of the Islamic State (Jan. – Sept. 2014)
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U.S.-led intervention, Rebel & ISIL advances (Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2015)
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Russian intervention (Sept. 2015 – March 2016)
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Aleppo escalation and Euphrates Shield (March 2016 – February 2017)
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Collapse of the Islamic State in Syria (Feb. – Nov. 2017)
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Rebels in retreat and Operation Olive Branch
(Nov. 2017 – Sep. 2018)
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Idlib demilitarization
(Sep. 2018 – April 2019)
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First Idlib offensive, Operation Peace Spring, & Second Idlib offensive (April 2019 – March 2020)
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Idlib ceasefire (March 2020 – present)
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Syrian War spillover and international incidents
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Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war
Foreign intervention on behalf of Syrian Arab Republic

Foreign intervention in behalf of Syrian rebels

U.S.-led intervention against ISIL

The Jaysh al-Ababil (Arabic: جيش الأبابيل) was a rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War. It joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014.[3] The group was active in the Damascus Governorate.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The Syrian Rebellion Observatory on Facebook
  2. ^ a b "بالعاصمة دمشق ردا على مجزرة حلفايا". 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Does the "Southern Front" Exist?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. ^ https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Army-of-the-South.jpg Archived 2018-09-14 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL image file]
  5. ^ a b c "Jihadists of ISIS and Qaeda attack Syrian rebels in Damascus". ARA News. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

External links

  • Jaysh al-Ababil on Twitter (in Arabic)
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Effects and ongoing concerns
Phases and processes
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Background
2011
Jan–Apr
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Sep–Dec
2012
Jan–Apr
May–Aug
Sep–Dec
2013
Jan–Apr
May–Dec
2014
Jan–Jul
Aug–Dec
2015
Jan–Jul
Aug–Dec
2016
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May–Aug
Sep–Dec
2017
Jan–Apr
May–Aug
Sep–Dec
2018
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May–Aug
Sep–Dec
2019
Jan–Apr
May–Aug
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
Jan-Dec
Spillover
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Belligerents
Syria
Politics of Syria
Military and militias
Foreign support
Opposition
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Autonomous Administration
of North and East Syria
DFNS Government
SDF militias
Support
Islamists
Islamic State
al-Qaeda and allies
People
Elections
Issues
Peace process
War crimes trials
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