East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2016)
The East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2016) was an armed conflict between the rebel coalition of Jaish al-Fustat, consisting of the al-Nusra Front and al-Rahman Legion, and the rebel group Jaysh al-Islam, that occurred in the rebel-held territories east of Damascus. Tensions between the two groups took place since March 2016, when the Rahman Legion expelled Jaysh al-Islam in Zamalka after absorbing the Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union in February.
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| Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign and the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Jaish al-Fustat
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| Wael Alwan (Al-Rahman Legion spokesman) | Qais a-Shami (JaI spokesman) | ||||||
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| 500–700 fighters on both sides and 12 civilians killed | |||||||
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Rif Dimashq campaign (Syrian civil war) | |
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