Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta

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Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta
الْقِيَادَةُ الْعَسْكَريَّةُ الْمُوَحَّدَةُ فِي الْغُوطَةِ الشَّرْقيَّةِ
LeadersZahran Alloush  (27 September 2014 - 25 December 2015)
Essam al-Buwaydhani (25 December 2015)
Dates of operation27 August 2014[1] – 25 December 2015
Group(s)
Active regionsEastern Ghouta
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
  • Syrian Army
  • Syrian Air Force
  • National Defence Force
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta (Arabic: الْقِيَادَةُ الْعَسْكَريَّةُ الْمُوَحَّدَةُ فِي الْغُوطَةِ الشَّرْقيَّةِ‎, romanizedal-Qiyādat al-ʿAskarīyat al-Muwaḥḥadat fī l-Ḡūṭat aš-Šarqīyah) was an operations room of Syrian rebel factions that operated in Eastern Ghouta, Syria.[3]

After the death of Zahran Alloush in late 2015, there were conflicts between Jaysh al-Islam and other members of the command, along with associated groups such as Al-Nusra Front and their operations room . Ahrar ash-Sham has remained neutral.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

On 24 May 2016, leaders of Jaysh al-Islam & al-Rahman Legion met to sign a peace deal to end hostilities.[11]

Since the death of Zahran Alloush and the appointment of Essam al-Buwaydhani the operations room has become largely defunct.

See also[]

  • List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References[]

  1. ^ "Key rebel groups form joint military command in Eastern Ghouta". Zaman Alwsl. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ Albin Szakola (19 February 2016). "Damascus rebels merge amid Jaysh al-Islam "intimidation"".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "The wars of the Eastern Ghouta grind on". The Daily Star. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "Is Jabhat al-Nusra behind Ghouta demonstrations? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ^ Aron Lund. "After Zahran: Rising Tension in the East Ghouta". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Rebel allies fight each other in east Damascus: monitor". 1 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ^ Leith Fadel (19 April 2016). "Rebel forces fight one another in rural Damascus". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. ^ Albin Szakola (30 March 2016). "Rebel heavyweights clash outside Damascus". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Elijah J. Magnier". Twitter. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  10. ^ Aron Lund. "Showdown in East Ghouta". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/735201731726835713
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