Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta

Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta
الْقِيَادَةُ الْعَسْكَريَّةُ الْمُوَحَّدَةُ فِي الْغُوطَةِ الشَّرْقيَّةِ
Leaders	Zahran Alloush † (27 September 2014 - 25 December 2015) Essam al-Buwaydhani (25 December 2015)
Dates of operation	27 August 2014[1] – 25 December 2015
Group(s)	Jaysh al-Islam al-Rahman Legion Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union (Eastern Ghouta branch dissolved into al-Rahman Legion)[2][3] Ahrar ash-Sham (Damascus branch only)
Active regions	Eastern Ghouta
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army Syrian Air Force National Defence Force Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Rif Dimashq offensive (August–November 2014) Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015)

The Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta (Arabic: الْقِيَادَةُ الْعَسْكَريَّةُ الْمُوَحَّدَةُ فِي الْغُوطَةِ الشَّرْقيَّةِ, romanized: al-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 the Al-Rahman Legion, with clashes taking place in March 2016^[4][5] and late April.^[6] The Al-Nusra Front established an operations room Jaish Al-Fustat which included Ahrar ash-Sham and Fajr al-Umma.^[7] Ahrar ash-Sham has reportedly remained neutral.^[8]

On 24 May 2016, leaders of Jaysh al-Islam & al-Rahman Legion met to sign a peace deal to end hostilities.^[9]

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. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
2. Albin Szakola (19 February 2016). "Damascus rebels merge amid Jaysh al-Islam "intimidation"". NOW News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
3. "The wars of the Eastern Ghouta grind on". The Daily Star. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2025.(subscription required)
4. "Rebel allies fight each other in east Damascus: monitor". NOW News. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
5. Albin Szakola (30 March 2016). "Rebel heavyweights clash outside Damascus". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
6. Aron Lund. "Showdown in East Ghouta". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
7. Aron Lund. "After Zahran: Rising Tension in the East Ghouta". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
8. @ejmalrai (30 April 2016). "Jaish al-islam "appreciates the non-participation of Ahrar al-Sham in the attack against its positions in Al-Ghouta"" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 March 2025 – via Twitter.
9. @Charles_Lister (24 May 2016). "Jaish al-Islam & Faylaq al-Rahman sign major agreement - ceasing hostilities, exchanging prisoners, opening routes:" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 March 2025 – via Twitter.