Jaysh al-Ababil

The Jaysh al-Ababil 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]

Jaysh al-Ababil
ألوية ابابيل حوران
Leaders	Abu Tawfiq al-Shami[1]
Dates of operation	2014–2018
Active regions	Damascus Governorate[2] Homs Governorate[1] Daraa Governorate
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front (former)[3] Army of the South[4]
Allies	Jaysh al-Islam Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis Sham al-Rasoul[5] Islamic Front Al-Nusra Front
Opponents	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[5] Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)[5] Daraa Governorate campaign Daraa offensive (June–July 2018)

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References

1. The Syrian Rebellion Observatory on Facebook
2. "بالعاصمة دمشق ردا على مجزرة حلفايا". 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
3. "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
5. "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)