Green Battalion

Green Battalion
الكتيبة الخضراء
al-Katiba al-Khadra
LeadersAbu Muhjin al-Omani † [1]
Dates of operationAugust 2013 [2]- ~ October 2014[3]
Active regionsDamascus Governorate,[4] Syria
Homs Governorate,[2] Syria
IdeologySalafist jihadism[5]
Part ofJabhat Ansar al-Din[6][7]
Allies Al-Nusra Front
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[4]
Opponents Syria
 Hezbollah[4]
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Designated as a terrorist group by United Arab Emirates[9]

The Green Battalion (Arabic: الكتيبة الخضراء, al-Katiba al-Khadra) was a jihadist group that was active during the Syrian Civil War.[10] Formed in 2013 by a group of Saudi veterans of the Iraq War and Afghanistan war,[4] the group fought alongside Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Syrian government forces, while remaining independent and neutral in the dispute between ISIL and other groups.[4] The group announced on 25 July 2014 that it became part of Jabhat Ansar al-Din.[6] The group claimed allegiance to Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar around October 2014.[3]

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Muhajireen Battalions in Syria". 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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  5. ^ a b "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Syria Update: July 17 - 25, 2014". Institute for the Study of War Syria Updates. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar Capture Claimed "Assad Spies" In Aleppo". From Chechnya To Syria. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. ^ "The Other Syrian Peace Process". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  9. ^ "UAE Cabinet approves list of designated terrorist organisations, groups". 16 November 2014.
  10. ^ "The moderate rebels: A needle in a haystack". Al Akhbar (Lebanon). 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2014.