Jaysh al-Nukhba

Jaysh al-Nukhba
جَيْشُ النُّخْبَةِ‎ Elite Army
Former logo of the Liberation Army
Leaders	Mohammed al-Ghabi (DOW)[1] Alaa Abdel Hay al-Ahmad[2] Raed al-Elewi[3] Mohammed Ahmed al-Sayed[4] (artillery regiment and overall commander since January 2017) Zakaria al-Ahmad[4] (media office director)
Dates of operation	24 February 2016 – present[5]
Group(s)	Levant Front (Hama) 9th Brigade 115th Brigade Northern Sector (145th Brigade) (part of the SNA and not the NFL) Elite Battalion[6] Former: 46th Division 312th Division 314th Division
Headquarters	Jarabulus, Aleppo Governorate, Syria Kafr Nabl, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Active regions	Northwestern Syria Aleppo Governorate Idlib Governorate Hama Governorate Latakia Governorate
Size	3,000[4] (self-claim, 2017)
Part of	Syrian National Army National Front for Liberation (since May 2018)[7] Hawar Kilis Operations Room Fatah Halab (2016)
Allies	Turkey Free Idlib Army Army of Victory Ahrar al-Sham
Opponents	Syrian Arab Armed Forces Syrian Democratic Forces  Islamic State
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War 2015 Hama offensive Battle of Aleppo Aleppo bombings (April–May 2016) 2016 Hama offensive Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Turkish military intervention in Syria Battle of al-Bab 2017 Hama offensive Turkish military intervention in Afrin
Preceded by Liberation Army (Jaysh al-Tahrir)

Jaysh al Nukhba (Arabic: جَيْشُ النُّخْبَةِ; originally called Jaysh al-Tahrir) is a Syrian Islamist militant group in the Hama Governorate and Aleppo Governorate of Syria with support from the Turkish government.^[8] The group was formed as a combination of 5 brigades, and some got BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles which are from the United States.^[9]

References

1. "Nusra captures leader, fighters of Western-backed rebels in northern Syria". Reuters. 3 July 2016.
2. "(PLA) chooses a new leader created for Gabi". All4Syria. 11 November 2016.
3. "Hero's welcome for first Russian warplanes back from Syria". The National. 15 March 2016.
4. Nejjae, Hogir (24 January 2018). "Kurdish National Council participates in aggression against Afrin". Harwar News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "elite" defined multiple times with different content
5. "Five Factions Merge under the Name "Jaish Al Tahrir"". RFS Media Office. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
6. Hogir Nejjae (24 January 2018). "Kurdish National Council participates in aggression against Afrin". Hawar News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
7. "11 FSA Factions in New Command in of "National Front Liberation"". Syria Call. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
8. "Nusra captures leader, fighters of Western-backed rebels in northern Syria". Reuters. 3 July 2016.
9. "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 5 October 2015.