Army of Aleppo
{{Short description|Coalition of Syrian rebel groups}}
{{Infobox war faction
| name = Army of Aleppo
| native_name = جيش حلب
Jaysh Halab
| native_name_lang = ar
| war = Syrian Civil War
| image =
| caption =
| active = {{Plainlist|* February 2016 – ? {{small|(first group)}}
- 1 December 2016 – 21 December 2016 ({{small|second group}})}}
| clans =
| leaders = Hashim al-Sheikh ("Abu Jaber"){{Cite news
| title = Aleppo rebels rally around former Ahrar leader
| newspaper = NOW News
| url = https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566616-aleppo-rebels-rally-around-former-ahrar-leader
| date = 17 February 2016
| access-date = 14 April 2016
| archive-date = 1 July 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170701185634/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566616-aleppo-rebels-rally-around-former-ahrar-leader
| url-status = dead
}}
{{small|(February 2016)}}
Abu Abdul Rahman Noor{{KIA}}{{Cite web
| title = Factions in Aleppo announce forming the "Unified Army of Aleppo"
| work = RFS Media Office
| url = https://rfsmediaoffice.com/en/2016/12/01/factions-aleppo-announce-forming-unified-army-aleppo/#.WEC-T_l97IU
| date = 1 December 2016
| access-date = 2 December 2016
| archive-date = 16 February 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170216214154/https://rfsmediaoffice.com/en/2016/12/01/factions-aleppo-announce-forming-unified-army-aleppo/#.WEC-T_l97IU
| url-status = dead
}}
Omar Abdul-Razaq ("Abu Bashar al-Mara"){{small|(overall commander, since December 2016)}}
Abu al-Abd Ashidaa{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/5he2lt/new_speech_by_abu_alabd_ashidaa_the_new_emir_of/|title=New speech by Abu al-Abd Ashidaa, the new "emir of Aleppo" (can someone please translate?) • /r/syriancivilwar|date=9 December 2016 |publisher=}} {{small|(Emir, since December 2016 - also heads Ashida'a Mujahideen Brigade)}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/join_alfateh1|title=أبو العبد أشداء (@join_alfateh1) - Twitter|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/IzatCharkatli/status/778713424687538176|title=izat on Twitter|publisher=}}
| headquarters = Aleppo, Syria
| size =
| partof =
| predecessor = Fatah Halab (became the 2nd iteration of Jaysh al-Halab, southeastern Aleppo)
| successor =
| allies = * {{flagicon image|Emblem of the Jaish al-Fatah.svg|border=no}} Army of Conquest
- {{flagicon image|}} Fatah Halab
- {{flagicon image|Emblem of the Ansar al-Deen Front.svg}} Jabhat Ansar al-Din
| opponents = * {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces (1980–2024).svg}} Syrian Armed Forces
| battles = Syrian Civil War
- Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
- Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016)
- Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016)
}}
The Jaysh Halab ({{langx|ar|جيش حلب|lit=Army of Aleppo}}) was a coalition of Syrian rebel groups based in rebel-held areas inside the city of Aleppo, Syria. The coalition was created by Hashim al-Sheikh, the former general commander of Ahrar al-Sham with the intent of unifying various rebel groups in Aleppo. After the announcement, nothing was heard of the group until December 2016.
Initial member groups
The joint operations room consisted of both Sunni Islamist and Salafist factions and some Free Syrian Army groups. On its formation on 6 February 2016, the former Ahrar al-Sham commander issued an ultimatum that ordered 15 rebel factions to join the group within 72 hours.
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- Ahrar al-Sham
- Northern Division
- 16th Division
- 1st Regiment
- Mountain Hawks Brigade
- Sultan Murad Division
- Levant Front
- Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
- Fastaqim Union
- Muntasir Billah Brigade
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Re-activation
On 1 December 2016, during the Aleppo offensive, all rebel groups in southeastern Aleppo reportedly merged into the coalition replacing Fatah Halab in southeastern Aleppo.{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/besieged-aleppo-rebels-unite-new-jaish-halab-banner/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201211649/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/besieged-aleppo-rebels-unite-new-jaish-halab-banner/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2016|title=Besieged Aleppo rebels unite under new Jaish Halab banner|work=Al-Masdar News|date=1 December 2016}} A new commander, Abu Abdul Rahman Noor was named. On 9 December a new emir was named, Abu Ashida'a.
The 2nd iteration of the group includes:{{cite web|url=https://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2016/12/01/syriaaleppo-army-infogrphic/|title=Aleppo Army infogrphic|work=Yalla Souriya|date=2 December 2016}}
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- 1st Regiment
- Army of Mujahideen
- Elite Islamic Battalions
- Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
- Sham Legion
- Levant Front
- Sultan Murad Division
- Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade
- Ahrar al-Sham
- Abu Amara Battalions{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/charles_lister/status/650790290773532672|title=Charles Lister on Twitter|publisher=}}
- Jaysh al-Islam
- Ashida'a Mujahideen Brigade (headed by Abu al-Abd Ashidaa)
- Karm al-Jabal Martyrs Battalion{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/four-high-ranking-jihadist-commanders-killed-aleppo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123085730/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/four-high-ranking-jihadist-commanders-killed-aleppo/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2016|title=Four high-ranking jihadist commanders killed in Aleppo|first=Leith|last=Fadel|date=23 November 2016|publisher=}}
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References
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{{Syrian civil war}}
Category:Anti-Assad factions of the Syrian civil war
Category:Operations rooms of the Syrian civil war
Category:Aleppo Governorate in the Syrian civil war
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