Ahl al-Sham

{{distinguish|Ahrar ash-Sham}}

{{infobox war faction

|name=Ahl Al-Sham

|native_name=غرفة أهل الشام

|native_name_lang=Arabic

|war=the Syrian Civil War

|image=Ahl Al-Sham Logo.png

|caption= The official logo of Ahl Al-Sham

|active=24 February 2014{{Cite web|url=http://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/syria/syria-ahl-al-sham-operations-room-when-the-rebels-turned-the-tables-of-assads-siege-on-aleppo/|title=SYRIA – Ahl Al-Sham operations room… When the rebels turned the tables of Assad's siege on Aleppo|date=May 2014|accessdate=22 May 2014|publisher=The Maghreb and Orient Courier}} – 6 February 2015

|clans=

• Islamic Front
• al-Nusra Front
• Army of Mujahedeen
• Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar

|headquarters= Aleppo, Syria{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Apr-26/254453-aleppo-in-second-week-of-blackout-aimed-at-limiting-barrel-bombs.ashx#axzz31p1Wg3Go|title=Aleppo in second week of blackout aimed at limiting barrel bomb|date=26 April 2014|accessdate=22 May 2014|publisher=The Daily Star}}

|size=

|area=Aleppo Governorate, Syria

|allies=

Free Syrian Army

Syria Revolutionaries Front{{Cite web|url=http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/aleppo-syrias-stalingrad-10320|title=Aleppo: Syria's Stalingrad?|date=22 April 2014|accessdate=22 May 2014|publisher=National Interest}}
People's Protection Units
Jabhat al-Akrad

|opponents= Syrian Armed Forces

• Syrian Army
• Syrian Air Force
• National Defence Force

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

|battles=Syrian Civil War

• Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
• Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)

}}

Ahl Al-Sham ({{langx|ar|غرفة أهل الشام}}) was a joint command structure and umbrella organization of four main Syrian opposition factions operating in Aleppo, Syria. The factions are:

• Syria's largest rebel group, the Islamic Front
• the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front
• the foreign Russian-speaking jihadist group Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
• and the anti-ISIL coalition, the Army of Mujahedeen.

The group has held talks with the People's Protection Units and Jabhat al-Akrad; they have agreed to a truce in order to focus on fighting the Assad government.{{cite web|url=http://the-arab-chronicle.com/dialogue-collaboration-syria-kurds-rebels/ |title=A new dialogue and collaboration in northern Syria between kurds and rebels |publisher=The Arab Chronicle |date=5 March 2014 |accessdate=22 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012110623/http://the-arab-chronicle.com/dialogue-collaboration-syria-kurds-rebels/ |archivedate=12 October 2014 }}

The groups involved in the structure are perceived differently by the United States; while Al-Nusra Front and Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar are designated as terrorist organizations by the United States.{{cite web|title=Terrorist Designations of the al-Nusrah Front|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/12/201759.htm|publisher=US Department of State|date=24 September 2014|accessdate=25 September 2014}}{{cite web|title=Designations of Foreign Terrorist Fighters|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/09/232067.htm|publisher=US Department of State|date=24 September 2014|accessdate=25 September 2014}} In contrast Islamic Front is considered by the United States as a "moderate" fighting force and the Army of Mujahedeen is being vetted by them to receive support.{{Cite news|title=After A Long Wait, Syrian Rebels Hope The Weapons Will Now Flow|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/09/17/349075789/after-a-long-wait-syrian-rebels-hope-the-weapons-will-now-flow|date=17 September 2014|accessdate=17 September 2014|publisher=NPR}}{{Cite news|title=U.S.-led air strikes pose problem for Assad's moderate foes|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-rebels-insight-idUSKCN0HP0BE20140930|date=30 September 2014|accessdate=30 September 2014|publisher=Reuters}}

In late October 2014, the al-Nusra Front began attacking cities held by the Free Syrian Army and other moderate Islamist groups, in an attempt to establish its own Islamic state with imposed Sharia rule.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-syria-nusra-front-20141128-story.html#page=1|title=Islamic State, rival Al Nusra Front each strengthen grip on Syria|author=Los Angeles Times|date=28 November 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=6 December 2014}}

In December 2014, the Levant Front coalition was established, possibly superseding Ahl al-Sham.{{Cite news|title=The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite?|url=http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=57605|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226221548/http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=57605|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2014|date=26 December 2014|accessdate=30 January 2015|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace}} It includes the Islamic Front and the Army of Mujahideen but excludes al-Nusra and Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar. The Aleppo Liberation operations room was established in February 2015; it includes Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar as part of the Jabhat Ansar al-Din.{{cite news|url=https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10462786_1700392156854090_1914910234494533086_n.png?oh=004555d0fdb74e1d1f0aad1baddc8262&oe=5593696E |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150216101103/https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10462786_1700392156854090_1914910234494533086_n.png?oh=004555d0fdb74e1d1f0aad1baddc8262&oe=5593696E |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 16, 2015 |publisher=Syria Rebellion Observatory |accessdate=1 March 2015 |title=scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10462786_1700392156854090_1914910234494533086_n.png }}