Green Battalion | |
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الكتيبة الخضراء al-Katiba al-Khadra | |
![]() ![]() Logo (above) & flag (below) of the Green Battalion | |
Leaders | Abu Muhjin al-Omani † [1] |
Dates of operation | August 2013 [2]- ~ October 2014[3] |
Active regions | Damascus Governorate,[4] Syria Homs Governorate,[2] Syria |
Ideology | Salafist jihadism[5] |
Part of | Jabhat Ansar al-Din[6][7] |
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Opponents | ![]() |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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The Green Battalion (Arabic: الكتيبة الخضراء, al-Katiba al-Khadra) was a jihadist group that was active during the Syrian Civil War.[10] Formed in 2013 by a group of Saudi veterans of the Iraq War and Afghanistan war,[4] the group fought alongside Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Syrian government forces, while remaining independent and neutral in the dispute between ISIL and other groups.[4] The group announced on 25 July 2014 that it became part of Jabhat Ansar al-Din.[6] The group claimed allegiance to Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar around October 2014.[3]