Jaysh al-Salam

Jaysh al-Salam (Arabic: جيش السلام, lit.'Army of Peace') was an operations room of Free Syrian Army factions that operated in northern and eastern Syria with the goal of attacking the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Raqqa.

Jaysh al-Salam
Army of Peace
جيش السلام
LeadersAbdul Karim Obeid ("Abu Mohammed Kafr Zita") 
Dates of operation23 June 2015—late 2015/early 2016
Group(s)
  • Liberation Brigade
  • Free Raqqa Brigade (formerly Jihad in the Path of God Brigade)
  • Soldiers of the Two Holy Mosques Brigade (former)
  • Free Tabqa Brigade
  • Umanaa al-Raqqa Brigade
  • Harun al-Rashid Brigade
  • Tell Abyad Revolutionaries Brigade
HeadquartersTell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate, Syria
Active regions
Part ofSyrian Democratic Forces Free Syrian Army
Allies
  • Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa
  • People's Protection Units
OpponentsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
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As of the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, the coalition appeared to be defunct. Components of the group later joined the Syrian Democratic Forces throughout 2016. It was superseded by various other groups and military councils within the SDF.

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