Ghuraba al-Sham
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| Ghuraba al-Sham | |
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| غرباء الشام Participant in Iraq War, 2007 Lebanon conflict and Syrian Civil War |
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| Active | 2003–present |
| Ideology | Sunni Jihadism[1] |
| Leaders | Mahmud al-Aghasi (2003–2007)[2] |
| Area of operations | Syria Lebanon Iraq[3] |
| Allies | Al-Nusra Front[4] (formerly)[5][6] Ahrar ash-Sham Ahrar al-Jazeera[7] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces People's Protection Units[8] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
Ghuraba al-Sham (Arabic: غرباء الشام Ghurabā’ ash-Shām, "Strangers/Foreigners of the region of Syria") is a group made up of jihadists of Turkish and former Eastern bloc origin,[1] who have participated in the smuggling of foreign fighters to Iraq, intervened in Lebanon during the 2007 Lebanon conflict,[6]and fought in Syria during the Syrian Civil War.[1] The group coordinated with the Al-Nusra Front in clashes with the People's Protection Units in November 2012[8] and in January 2013.[9]
Structure
The group was founded by Aleppo preacher Mahmud al-Aghasi, who was also known as Abu al-Qaqa. He was often accused by Syrian opposition parties of working for the Mukhabarat and during the 2007 Lebanon conflict he was known as the Godfather of Fatah al-Islam.[6] The group was widely believed by many Lebanese people to be smuggling fighters to Iraq during the Iraq War and later to the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp to help Fatah al-Islam under the alleged auspice of the Syrian government.[6] Abu al-Qaqa was killed in Aleppo by a former prisoner who was held by Americans during the Iraq War[2] on 28 September 2007.[6] Members of the group were recruited in Syria and sent to Iraq to fight during the Iraq War.[3]
See also
References
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