Mujahideen Shura Council (Syria)

The Mujahideen Shura Council (Arabic: مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية‎ Majlis Shūrā Mujāhidīn ash-Sharqīyah, meaning "Shura Council of the Mujahideen of the Eastern Area", also known by the Arabic acronym Mishmish), is a coalition of Islamist rebel groups in Deir ez-Zor which formed in order to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the Syrian Civil War.[2] The leader of the coalition was killed by ISIL around 12 June 2014.[3]

Mujahideen Shura Council of the Eastern Area
مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية
Dates of operation25 May 2014[1] – July 2015
Group(s)Al-Nusra Front
Jaysh al-Islam
Ahrar ash-Sham
Army of Ahl al-Sunni wall Jamaa
Authenticity and Development Front
al-Qa'qa'
Jabhat al-Jihad wal-Bina
Bayarq al Shaaitat
Liwa al-Qadisiya
Army of Maoata al-Islami
Army of-Ikhlas
Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
HeadquartersDeir ez-Zor, Syria (Until July 2015)[2]
Active regionsSyria
Allies Free Syrian Army
OpponentsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2]
Battles and warsSyrian opposition-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict

Affiliated groups

See also

References
  1. The formation of the Mujahideen Shura Council - Diralzor
  2. "New Syrian jihadist body formed to fight ISIS". Al Monitor. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. "Rebel leader killed by ISIL in Syria's Deir ez-Zor". ARA News. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
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