Ideology Islamic democracy Originated as Southern Command | Strength 3,000 | |
Active 5 September 2014 – present Area of operations Daraa GovernorateQuneitra GovernorateAs-Suwayda Governorate Battles and wars Syrian civil war, First Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin Opponents Syrian Armed Forces, National Defence Forces | ||
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 is supported by Jordan and operates in the Daraa, Quneitra, and parts of the as-Suwayda Governorate.
Contents
History
The Southern Command of the Free Syrian Army was established on 5 September 2014 in the Quneitra Governorate. The group's commander, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Fahad al-Nuaimi, threatened to arrest any rebel deserting the group.
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.