Zahran Alloush [SEP] conflict
Zahran Alloush
Zahran Alloush ( "Zahrān ʿAlūš"; 1971 – 25 December 2015) was a Syrian Islamist leader active in the Syrian Civil War. He was the commander of Jaysh al-Islam (or Army of Islam), a major component of the Islamic Front, of which he was the military chief, and was described as one of the most powerful persons in rebel-held Syria. He was killed by a Syrian Air Force airstrike on 25 December 2015 and Essam al-Buwaydhani was named his
with Syrian government intelligence, hit a building in Damascus suburb where leading members of the Army of Islam group were meeting. The top leader and founder of Jaish al-Islam Zahran Alloush was among 4 leaders killed in the airstrike including its deputy. Zahran Alloush was the founder of Jaysh al-Islam, the largest opposition group in Rif-Damashq province. He deserted from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and established another rebel group. Essam al-Buwaydhani replaces Zahran Alloush as head of Jaysh al-Islam.