Junud al-Sham

Junud al-Sham
Junud al-Sham
جنود الشام
	Logo of Junud al-Sham
Leaders	Abu Turab Shishani; Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani †
Dates of operation	2012 – present
Group(s)	Liwaa Usud al-Idlam Artillery and Infantry Battalion (former)
Headquarters	Jisr al-Shughur
Active regions	Syria Aleppo Governorate; Latakia Governorate; Idlib Governorate; Hama Governorate;
Ideology	Sunni Islamism; Salafi movement
Size	30 (2016 estimate)
Allies	Ahrar al-Sham; Tahrir al-Sham; Group of the One and Only
Opponents	Syria; Iran; Russia; Syrian Resistance; Hezbollah; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2017-2018); Tahrir al-Sham (sometimes)
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo; 2014 Latakia offensive; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015); Northwestern Syria offensive (October 2015); 2016 Hama offensive; Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018);

Junud al-Sham (Soldiers of the Levant), sometimes also called Jund al-Sham, is a group of Chechen and Lebanese Sunni mujahideen that fight in the Syrian Civil War and were led by Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani until his death in 2021. Abu Turab Shishani as deputy leader has led the group since.

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