Suqour al-Ezz (Arabic: كتيبة صقور العز), also spelled Suqour al-Izz,[1] was a group composed of primarily Saudi jihadists that have been active during the Syrian Civil War.[8]
| Suqour al-Ezz | |
|---|---|
| كتيبة صقور العز | |
 | |
| Leaders | Saqr al-Jihad[1] |
| Dates of operation | February 2013[2]–January 2014 |
| Active regions | Latakia Governorate, Syria[3] |
| Ideology | Salafist jihadism[4] |
| Part of | al-Nusra Front[1][5] |
| Allies | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[6] Green Battalion[4] Harakat Sham al-Islam Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar Ahrar ash-Sham[7] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c "Rebels Reopen the Latakia Front". Institute for the Study of War. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Muhajireen Battalions in Syria". 13 December 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "The Other Syrian Peace Process". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Inside Baseball on Syrian Rebel Infighting". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "The Assad Regime and Jihadis: Collaborators and Allies?". 11 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Former Guantanamo detainee killed while leading jihadist group in Syria". Long War Journal. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "The Syrian rebel groups pulling in foreign fighters". BBC. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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