Islamic Muthanna Movement












































Islamic Muthanna Movement


حركة المثنى الإسلامية
Harakat al-Muthanna al-Islamiya
Participant in the Syrian Civil War

Flag of Harakat al-Muthanna al-Islamiya
Flag of Harakat al-Muthanna al-Islamiya

Active 2012 – 21 May 2016
Ideology
Islamism[1]
Salafi jihadism[2]
Area of operations
Daraa Governorate, Syria[3]
Part of
Flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant2.svg Islamic State (allegedly)[4]
Originated as Muthanna bin Haritha Vanquisher of the Persians Battalion
Became
Khalid ibn al-Walid Army[5]
Allies


  • Flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant2.svg Islamic State (allegedly)

  • Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade


  • Flag of Jaysh al-Jihad.svg Jaysh al-Jihad
Opponent(s)


  • Syria Armed Forces Emblem.svg Syrian Armed Forces

  • National Defense Force


  • Logo of the Southern Front.png Southern Front


  • Logo of the Islamic Front (Syria).svg Islamic Front


  • Flag of the Al-Nusra Front.svg Al-Nusra Front
Battles and war(s)
Syrian Civil War


  • 2015 Southern Syria offensive[6]


  • Battle of Bosra[7]

  • Daara offensive (March 2016)


The Islamic Muthanna Movement (Arabic: حركة المثنى الإسلامية‎, Harakat al-Muthanna al-Islamiya) is a Syrian Salafist rebel group based in Daraa that had been active during Syrian Civil War.[1] After its formation in 2012 as the "Muthanna bin Haritha Vanquisher of the Persians Battalion" (كتيبة المثنى بن حارثة قاهر الفرس), it expanded to a sizable group.[2] The group has been described by the As-Safir newspaper as "one of the most powerful armed factions in Daraa".[8]


The group has joined multiple operations rooms. The movement worked with a unit of Ahrar ash-Sham called the Harmayn Brigade and the al-Nusra Front in July 2013. The group worked with another unit of Ahrar ash-Sham named Aknaf Bayt al-Muqadis as well as three other Islamist groups on 20 October 2013.[2] The movement joined an operation room with other hardline Islamist groups in Daraa on 3 March 2015 which included the al-Nusra Front, Ahrar ash-Sham and Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis.[6]


Although the group is considered close to al-Nusra, there were reports it declared its support for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in March 2015. It subsequently came into conflict with the Free Syrian Army-aligned Liwa al-Mutaz Billah group.[8] However, on 25 March 2015, it supported the FSA in taking the town of Bosra.[9]


In January 2016, it came into conflict with the Southern Front and the Yarmouk Army after it was accused by them of "kidnappings, assassinations and intimidation" and harboring sympathies for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[10][11] In March 2016, Muthanna and the Pro-ISIL Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade fought against fighters from al-Nusra Front and Ahrar ash-Sham over control of villages near the border with Jordan and the Golan Heights.[12]


On 29 March 2016, dozens of their members splintered-off to form an FSA-aligned group called al-Murabitin Brigade.[13] In April 2016, there were reports that Muthanna Movement had merged with the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade,[14][15] although the group denied these reports at the time, in May 2016 Muthanna, Jaysh al-Jihad and the Martyrs Brigade announced they had united together as the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army.[5]



See also


  • List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War


References





  1. ^ ab "ISIS and Syria's Southern Front". Middle East Institute. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc "Rebel Advance in Daraa Raises Jihadist Profile in Southern Syria". Syria Deeply. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2015.


  3. ^ "Jabhat al-Nusra, IS clash in Daraa". As-Safir. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.


  4. ^ "Islamic State raises flags over towns in Daraa after fierce battles". Middle East Eye.


  5. ^ ab "Far from Raqqa and Fallujah, Syria rebels open new front against ISIL in the south". The National. 29 May 2016.


  6. ^ ab "Syria dissident groups still not united". As-Safir. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.


  7. ^ "Jabhat al-Nusra looks for battlefield breakout". As-Safir. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.


  8. ^ ab "Jabhat al-Nusra slammed for not severing ties with al-Qaeda". As-Safir. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.


  9. ^ "Syria rebels storm Idlib city in three-pronged attack". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 25 March 2015.


  10. ^ "Intra-rebel accusations compound tensions in south Syria arena". Syria Direct. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.


  11. ^ "Jaish al-Yarmouk & 11 other Southern Front groups have declared war on Harakat al-Muthanna in S. #Syria". Charles Lister. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.


  12. ^ "Islamic State raises flags over towns in Daraa after fierce battles". Middle East Eye. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.


  13. ^ "ISIS deserters form new militia southern Syria - ARA News". ARA News.


  14. ^ https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/719864098876440577


  15. ^ "Factions of Almuthana and martyrs of Yarmouk united after their losing in west of Daraa". Qasioun News. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.




External links



  • Harakat al-Muthanna al-Islamiya's YouTube Channel

  • Harakat al-Muthanna al-Islamiya's website












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