Mujahideen Shura Council (Syria)

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Mujahideen Shura Council of the Eastern Area
مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية
Dates of operation25 May 2014[1] – July 2015
Group(s)Al-Nusra Front
Jaysh al-Islam
Ahrar ash-Sham

Authenticity and Development Front






Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
HeadquartersDeir ez-Zor, Syria (Until July 2015)[2]
Active regionsSyria
AlliesSyrian opposition Free Syrian Army
OpponentsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2]
Battles and warsSyrian opposition-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict

The Mujahideen Shura Council (Arabic: مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية Majlis Shūrā Mujāhidīn ash-Sharqīyah, meaning "Shura Council of the Mujahideen of the Eastern Area", also known by the Arabic acronym Mishmish), is a coalition of Islamist rebel groups in Deir ez-Zor which formed in order to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the Syrian Civil War.[2] The leader of the coalition was killed by ISIL around 12 June 2014.[3]

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See also[]

  • List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
  • Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front

References[]

  1. ^ The formation of the Mujahideen Shura Council - Diralzor
  2. ^ a b c d "New Syrian jihadist body formed to fight ISIS". Al Monitor. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Rebel leader killed by ISIL in Syria's Deir ez-Zor". ARA News. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.

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