Army of Free Tribes

Army of Free Tribes
جيش أحرار العشائر
Jaysh Ahrar al-Ashayer
Leader
Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi
Dates active5 September 2014 – Unknown
Active regionsAl-Tanf (as of July 2018)
IdeologySyrian nationalism
Size3,000-4,000
Part of
Warsthe Syrian civil war
Preceded by
Southern Command

The Army of Free Tribes (Arabic: جيش أحرار العشائر, romanized: Jaysh Ahrar al-Ashayer), previously called the Southern Command and the Collective of Free Southern Tribesmen, is a Syrian rebel coalition affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and was headed by Brigadier General Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi. The group was supported by Jordan.

History

The Southern Command of the Free Syrian Army was established on 5 September 2014 in the Quneitra Governorate. The group's commander, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Fahad al-Naimi, threatened to arrest any rebel deserting the group.

It was reported on 3 November 2014 that the Southern Command convinced the al-Nusra Front to leave Ghadir al-Bustan and al-Qseibah villages in the Quneitra Governorate, some miles away from the Golan Heights.

After the fall of the Assad regime and the civil war ended, opposition forces at Al-Tanf base were incorporated into the newly formed Ministry of Defense, and it is unclear whether the coalition still exists.

Member groups

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "قيادة مشتركة موحدة للجيش الحر في درعا والقنيطرة" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tribes of Syria: Pieces on a chessboard?". Hate Speech International. 10 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rebel Free Army announces new formation South Syria". Aman Alwsl. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "IDF says will attack Syrian Druze town if troops threatened". Times of Israel. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.