Suqour al-Ezz

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Suqour al-Ezz
كتيبة صقور العز
LeadersSaqr al-Jihad[1]
Dates of operationFebruary 2013[2]–January 2014
Active regionsLatakia Governorate, Syria[3]
IdeologySalafist jihadism[4]
Part ofal-Nusra Front[1][5]
AlliesIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant[6]
Green Battalion[4]
Harakat Sham al-Islam
Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
Ahrar ash-Sham[7]
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

Suqour al-Ezz (Arabic: كتيبة صقور العز), also spelled Suqour al-Izz,[1] was a group composed of primarily Saudi jihadists that was active during the Syrian Civil War.[8]

Founded in February 2013, due to personal disputes with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the al-Nusra Front, it originally operated as an independent jihadist group while still cooperating on the battlefield with both groups.[2] However, in January 2014, the group joined al-Nusra.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Isabel Nassief; Charlie Caris (9 April 2014). "Rebels Reopen the Latakia Front". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi (13 December 2013). "Muhajireen Battalions in Syria". Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi's blog. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  3. ^ Aron Lund (27 January 2014). "The Other Syrian Peace Process". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b Cedric Labrousse. "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b Aaron Y. Zelin (7 February 2014). "Inside Baseball on Syrian Rebel Infighting". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ^ Aymenn Al-Tamimi (11 February 2014). "The Assad Regime and Jihadis: Collaborators and Allies?". Syria Comment. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b Bill Roggio (4 April 2014). "Former Guantanamo detainee killed while leading jihadist group in Syria". Long War Journal. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. ^ "The Syrian rebel groups pulling in foreign fighters". BBC. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2025.