The Army of Free Tribes (Arabic: جيش احرار العشائر, Jaysh Ahrar al-Ashayer), previously called the Southern Command and the Collective of Free Southern Tribesmen, is a Syrian rebel coalition affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and was headed by Brigadier General Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi. The group was supported by Jordan.
Army of Free Tribes | |
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جيش احرار العشائر Jaysh Ahrar al-Ashayer | |
Leaders | Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi |
Dates of operation | 5 September 2014[1] – present[citation needed] |
Active regions | Al-Tanf (as of July 2018) |
Ideology | Syrian nationalism |
Size | 3,000[2] |
Part of | Free Syrian Army |
Allies | |
Opponents | |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Southern Command of the Free Syrian Army was established on 5 September 2014 in the Quneitra Governorate.[1] The group's commander, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Fahad al-Naimi, threatened to arrest any rebel deserting the group. [4]
It was reported on 3 November 2014 that the Southern Command convinced the al-Nusra Front to leave Ghadir al-Bustan and al-Qseibah villages in the Quneitra Governorate, some miles away from the Golan Heights.[5]