Jaysh al-Ababil
| Jaysh al-Ababil | |
|---|---|
| ألوية ابابيل حوران | |
| Leaders | Abu Tawfiq al-Shami[1] |
| Dates of operation | 2014–2018 |
| Active regions | Damascus Governorate[2] Homs Governorate[1] Daraa Governorate |
| Part of | Free Syrian Army Southern Front (former)[3] Army of the South[4] |
| Allies | Jaysh al-Islam Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis Sham al-Rasoul[5] Islamic Front Al-Nusra Front |
| Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[5] Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Jaysh al-Ababil (Arabic: جيش الأبابيل) was a rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War. It joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014.[3] The group was active in the Damascus Governorate.[2]
Israeli connection
The group is known to receive Israeli support alongside other Syrian factions, such as Fursan al-Joulan, Saif al-Sham Brigade, Omar Bin Al-Khattab Brigade, Al-Ezz bin Abdul Salam Brigade, Firqat Ahrar Nawa, Al-Haramein Battalion and others.
In 2017, fighters from the group captured a Hezbollah operative named Marwan Awad Al‑Jaber, who had been commanding a local cell preparing to launch rockets into Israeli-controlled areas of the Golan Heights. The capture occurred in southern Syria, with other cell members also detained. A surviving video interview, published and analyzed by the Israeli Alma Research and Education Center, features Al‑Jaber detailing Hezbollah’s "Golan File Unit" operations—an Iranian-backed network gathering intelligence and planning cross-border attacks targeting Israeli territory. In the footage, Al‑Jaber revealed that Hezbollah recruits local Syrian residents to facilitate access and cover, assigning area managers under Lebanese Hezbollah leadership. Their primary missions reportedly included preparing minefields, coordinating anti-tank and rocket attacks, gathering surveillance, and planning infiltration operations.
See also
References
- ^ a b The Syrian Rebellion Observatory on Facebook
- ^ a b "بالعاصمة دمشق ردا على مجزرة حلفايا". 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Does the "Southern Front" Exist?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Army-of-the-South.jpg Archived 2018-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Jihadists of ISIS and Qaeda attack Syrian rebels in Damascus". ARA News. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
External links
- Jaysh al-Ababil on Twitter (in Arabic)
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