Green Battalion

Green Battalion
Green Battalion
الكتيبة الخضراء; al-Katiba al-Khadra
	; Logo (above) & flag (below) of the Green Battalion
Leaders	Abu Muhjin al-Omani †
Dates of operation	August 2013 - ~ October 2014
Active regions	Damascus Governorate, Syria; Homs Governorate, Syria
Ideology	Salafist jihadism
Part of	Jabhat Ansar al-Din
Allies	Al-Nusra Front; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Opponents	Syria; Hezbollah
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Qalamoun; Battle of Aleppo;
Designated as a terrorist group by	United Arab Emirates
	Succeeded by; Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar

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]

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