Jaysh al-Muwahhidin

Jaysh al-Muwahhidin
Jaysh al-Muwahhideen logo Druze flag used by Jaysh al-Muwahhideen
Leaders	Abu Isma'il Ibrahim al-Tamimi
Dates of operation	2013–2018
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate, As-Suwayda Governorate, Deraa Governorate, Damascus Governorate
Ideology	Protects and upholds the interests and rights of the Druze sect in Syria[1]
Allies	Syrian Armed Forces  Hezbollah al-Abbas brigade Ba'ath Brigades Popular Committees[2]
Opponents	Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Al-Nusra Front  Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015)

The Jaysh al-Muwahhidin (Arabic: جيش الموحدين, romanized: Jaysh al-Muwaḥḥidīn, lit. 'Army of the Unitarians') was a Druze militia group in the Syrian civil war.

The group mainly operated in the Suwayda, Deraa, Damascus and other regions where the Druze are concentrated and announced their formation in the beginning of 2013. The leadership describes the group as Unitarian Druze engaging in defensive war, but has also been described as supporters of Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian government. It operated largely in the Jabal al-Druze, also known as Jabal al-Arab, a mountainous area of as-Suwayda Governorate as well as the Mount Hermon area in Damascus Governorate, areas primarily inhabited by Druze. The group was set up in response to attacks on Druze civilians. The group commemorates anticolonial figures such as Sultan al-Atrash, who was a prominent Druze chieftain.^[1][3][2]

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