Jaysh al-Salam
Jaysh al-Salam (Arabic: جيش السلام, lit. 'Army of Peace') was an operations room of Free Syrian Army factions that operated in northern and eastern Syria with the goal of attacking the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Raqqa.
Not to be confused with the Army of Peace, a pro-government militia during the Second Sudanese Civil War.
Jaysh al-Salam
Army of Peace
Abdul Karim Obeid ("Abu Mohammed Kafr Zita") [1]
23 June 2015—late 2015/early 2016
- Liberation Brigade
- Free Raqqa Brigade (formerly Jihad in the Path of God Brigade)[2]
- Soldiers of the Two Holy Mosques Brigade (former)
- Free Tabqa Brigade
- Umanaa al-Raqqa Brigade
- Harun al-Rashid Brigade
- Tell Abyad Revolutionaries Brigade
As of the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, the coalition appeared to be defunct. Components of the group later joined the Syrian Democratic Forces throughout 2016.[4] It was superseded by various other groups and military councils within the SDF.[5]
Ideology[edit]
During the founding statement of the Liberation Brigade on 12 September 2014, the group declared that they will be the "forces of democracy, chosen by the Syrian people" and vowed to defend liberty and preserve the unity of Syrian territory. The group also claimed that it will follow "strict military standards" in discipline and the selection of commanders.[1]