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{{Short description|Syrian rebel commander}} |
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|name = Abu Jaber |
| name = Abu Jaber Shaykh |
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| native_name = أبو جابر الشيخ |
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|birth_date= 1980 |
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|image= [[File:Abu Hashim Jaber al-shaykh.png]] |
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| nickname = Abu Jaber Shaykh |
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| birth_name = Hashim al-Shaykh |
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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|1968}}<ref name=unity>{{cite web|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/02/hayat-tahrir-al-sham-leader-calls-for-unity-in-syrian-insurgency.php|title=Hay'at Tahrir al Sham leader calls for 'unity' in Syrian insurgency|work=Long War Journal|author=THOMAS JOSCELYN|date=10 February 2017}}</ref> |
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|birth_name = Unknown |
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| birth_place = [[Maskanah]], [[Syria]] |
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| allegiance = *[[Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya]] ({{small|2012–14}}) |
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*[[Ahrar al-Sham]] <small>(2014–15)</small> |
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*[[Army of Aleppo]] ({{small|February 2016}})<ref name=rally>{{Cite web|title=Aleppo rebels rally around former Ahrar leader|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566616-aleppo-rebels-rally-around-former-ahrar-leader|work=Now News|date=16 February 2016|access-date=28 May 2017|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701185634/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566616-aleppo-rebels-rally-around-former-ahrar-leader|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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*[[Tahrir al-Sham]] |
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|serviceyears = 28 January 2017 – Present |
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| branch = [[Tahrir al-Sham]] |
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| serviceyears = 2011–present |
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|commands = Tahrir al-Sham (Political & religious matters) |
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| commands = *General commander of Ahrar al-Sham {{small|(2014–15)}} |
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*Commander of the Army of Aleppo ({{small|February 2016}}) |
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*Emir of Tahrir al-Sham ({{small|January–October 2017}}) |
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*[[Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)]] |
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**[[Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016)]] |
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*[[Hama offensive (March–April 2017)]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Aleppo]]<ref name=unity/> |
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| ⚫ | '''Hashim al-Shaykh''' ({{langx|ar|هاشم الشيخ}}), also known by his ''[[nom de guerre]]'' '''Abu Jaber Shaykh''' ({{langx|ar|أبو جابر الشيخ}}) is a Syrian rebel commander who is a senior leader of [[Tahrir al-Sham]]. He had reportedly resigned from his position in [[Ahrar al-Sham]] where he served as a senior commander to help command and direct the merger. Abu Jaber is a [[Salafist]] [[Muslim]] with a [[jihadist]] ideology, which is reflected in the ideology of the group he leads.<ref name=unity/> |
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== Pre-war activities == |
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Abu Jaber received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[mechanical engineering]] at the [[University of Aleppo]]. After this, he worked at the Defence Factories near [[as-Safira]]. His [[Islamism|Islamist]] activities and opposition against the [[Ba'athist Syria|Ba'athist government]] led to him being arrested by the [[Syrian government]] several times. In 2005, he was imprisoned in the [[Sednaya Prison]], infamous for holding a number of other Salafist prisoners who were later released.<ref name=unity/> |
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== Syrian Civil War == |
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==Information== |
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On 25 September 2011, during the early phase of the [[Syrian Civil War]], Abu Jaber was released from [[Sednaya Prison]] along with a number of other Salafist and Islamist [[political prisoner]]s. He joined Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya and fought alongside the [[al-Nusra Front]]. He led a subgroup within Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya called the [[Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair]] Battalion, which became one of the founding members of [[Ahrar al-Sham]]. As of 2017, Abu Jaber was one of the three surviving founding figures of Ahrar al-Sham.<ref name=unity/> |
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In September 2014, the founder and commander of Ahrar al-Sham, [[Hassan Aboud]], was [[assassinate]]d along with 45 of his fighters in a bombing in the [[Idlib Governorate]]. Abu Jaber replaced his position and became the overall commander of Ahrar al-Sham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/09/syria-rebel-leader-killed-suicide-blast-201499181811320610.html|title=Syria rebels name slain leader's replacement|work=Al-Jazeera|date=11 September 2014}}</ref> He resigned and was replaced by Muhannad al-Masri (''[[Abu Yahia al-Hamawi]]'') in September 2015.<ref name="Haid 2015">{{Cite web|url=http://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentary/565927-ahrar-al-sham-a-new-leader-without-a-new-agenda|title=Mmedia.me - mmedia Resources and Information|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204153944/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentary/565927-ahrar-al-sham-a-new-leader-without-a-new-agenda|url-status=dead}}</ref> An Ahrar al-Sham spokesman described Abu Jaber's leadership as the "hardest" period of the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://syriadirect.org/news/after-trying-period-ahrar-al-sham-infuses-leadership-with-new-blood/|title=After trying period, Ahrar al-Sham infuses leadership with 'new blood'|work=Syria:direct|date=13 September 2015}}</ref> |
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Due to the nature of this person, there is not enough current information to write up a detailed insight into this individual. Abu Jaber is presumed to be around age 40, and is currently living in the Idlib Governate. This Person is not classed as a terrorist by the [[United Nations Security Council]] or the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. Abu Jaber is said to be a former Syrian Civil Engineer, and had joined the revolution in its earlier days. |
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On 15 February 2016, during the [[Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016)|northern Aleppo offensive]], 8 rebel factions pledged allegiance to Abu Jaber and established the [[Army of Aleppo]] to fight the Syrian Armed Forces and the [[Syrian Democratic Forces]], including the [[Army of Revolutionaries]].<ref name=rally/> |
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Abu Jaber is one of the three surviving founding leaders of [[Ahrar al-Sham]], and their decision to join the merger has discredited the group significantly.<ref>http://ogn.news/tahreer/</ref> |
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On 28 January 2017, Abu Jaber and dozens of other Ahrar al-Sham commanders declared their resignation from Ahrar al-Sham as five major [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Islamism|Islamist]] rebel groups, including [[Jaysh al-Ahrar]] and [[Jabhat Fatah al-Sham]], merged into [[Tahrir al-Sham]]. Abu Jaber became the group's [[emir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/01/al-qaeda-and-allies-announce-new-entity-in-syria.php|title=Al Qaeda and allies announce 'new entity' in Syria|work=FDD's Long War Journal|author=Thomas Joscelyn|date=28 January 2017}}</ref> Abu Jaber is one of the three surviving founding leaders of Ahrar al-Sham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ogn.news/tahreer/|title=Tahrer Sham: Who won in this merger?|website=OGN News|date=29 January 2017|publisher=|access-date=29 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201174445/http://ogn.news/tahreer|archive-date=1 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Contributions to the war effort== |
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On 1 October 2017, Abu Jaber resigned from his position as the general commander of Tahrir al-Sham, being replaced by [[Abu Mohammad al-Julani]]. Abu Jaber took another position as the head of HTS's [[Majlis-ash-Shura|Shura council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffpostarabi.com/2017/10/02/story_n_18159996.html|title=Julani is a temporary leader of the "Liberation of the Sham" .. This is the fate of its former leader|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=2 October 2017|access-date=2 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002165746/http://www.huffpostarabi.com/2017/10/02/story_n_18159996.html|archive-date=2 October 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Abu Jaber has made many contributions to the civil war. He had established [[Ahrar al-Sham]], the first major Rebel group to be seen through the eyes of the [[Syrian Arab Army]] As a threat to them. Abu Jaber is one of the three founding figures of this Group.He has recently become the [[Emir]] or [[Commander]] of [[Tahrir al-Sham]], which had been established on the 28'th of January, 2017. This has impacted the civil war within the past few days as the group may match numbers with [[Ahrar al-Sham]]. |
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Abu Jaber is one of the first Rebel commanders to become [[interactive]] with his supporters via twitter & other media outlets. Often, these outlets provide evidence for the progress in the war & his move to do so has changed the demographics of the war in itself as now commanders use Twitter to post updates on their groups. |
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==Militant Activity== |
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Abu Jaber, unlike many other leaders, spontaneously rose during the Syrian revolution. Abu Jaber, prior to the revolution, had nothing to do with armed [[islamist]] groups & worked as a civil engineer. Abu Jaber had founded the [[Ahrar al-Sham]] Militant group, which has been classed as a "moderate" revolutionary group, and is not seen as a terrorist organisation by the UN, claims former US state secretary [[John Kerry]].<ref>http://uk.businessinsider.com/john-kerry-jaysh-al-islam-ahrar-al-sham-syria-2016-7</ref> |
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Abu Jaber, however, is now classed as a terrorist, due to the fact that he is the General leader or [[emir]] of the [[Tahrir al-Sham]] movement, a merger group lead by [[Jabhat al-Nusra]] (al-Qaeda's Syrian branch), which America and other nations have listed as a terrorist organization. This may be obtained by the fact that [[Tahrir al-Sham]] Originates from [[Jabhat Fateh al-Sham]], an Al Qaeda affiliate. |
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Abu Jaber is known for infrequently communicating with people via his Twitter account, although his account was suspended on 30 January 2017. |
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*[[Tahrir al-Sham]] |
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*[[Abu Mohammad al-Julani]] |
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*[[Hassan Soufan]] |
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[[Category:1968 births]] |
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[[Category:Critics of Shia Islam]] |
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[[Category:People of the Syrian civil war]] |
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[[Category:Al-Qaeda leaders]] |
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[[Category:Leaders of Islamic terror groups]] |
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[[Category:University of Aleppo alumni]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 18 December 2024
Abu Jaber Shaykh | |
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| Native name | أبو جابر الشيخ |
| Birth name | Hashim al-Shaykh |
| Nickname(s) | Abu Jaber Shaykh |
| Born | 1968 (age 56)[1] Maskanah, Syria |
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| Service | Tahrir al-Sham |
| Years of service | 2011–present |
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| Battles / wars | Syrian Civil War |
| Alma mater | University of Aleppo[1] |
Hashim al-Shaykh (Arabic: هاشم الشيخ), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Jaber Shaykh (Arabic: أبو جابر الشيخ) is a Syrian rebel commander who is a senior leader of Tahrir al-Sham. He had reportedly resigned from his position in Ahrar al-Sham where he served as a senior commander to help command and direct the merger. Abu Jaber is a Salafist Muslim with a jihadist ideology, which is reflected in the ideology of the group he leads.[1]
Pre-war activities
[edit]Abu Jaber received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Aleppo. After this, he worked at the Defence Factories near as-Safira. His Islamist activities and opposition against the Ba'athist government led to him being arrested by the Syrian government several times. In 2005, he was imprisoned in the Sednaya Prison, infamous for holding a number of other Salafist prisoners who were later released.[1]
Syrian Civil War
[edit]On 25 September 2011, during the early phase of the Syrian Civil War, Abu Jaber was released from Sednaya Prison along with a number of other Salafist and Islamist political prisoners. He joined Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya and fought alongside the al-Nusra Front. He led a subgroup within Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya called the Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair Battalion, which became one of the founding members of Ahrar al-Sham. As of 2017, Abu Jaber was one of the three surviving founding figures of Ahrar al-Sham.[1]
In September 2014, the founder and commander of Ahrar al-Sham, Hassan Aboud, was assassinated along with 45 of his fighters in a bombing in the Idlib Governorate. Abu Jaber replaced his position and became the overall commander of Ahrar al-Sham.[3] He resigned and was replaced by Muhannad al-Masri (Abu Yahia al-Hamawi) in September 2015.[4] An Ahrar al-Sham spokesman described Abu Jaber's leadership as the "hardest" period of the group.[5]
On 15 February 2016, during the northern Aleppo offensive, 8 rebel factions pledged allegiance to Abu Jaber and established the Army of Aleppo to fight the Syrian Armed Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, including the Army of Revolutionaries.[2]
On 28 January 2017, Abu Jaber and dozens of other Ahrar al-Sham commanders declared their resignation from Ahrar al-Sham as five major Sunni Islamist rebel groups, including Jaysh al-Ahrar and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, merged into Tahrir al-Sham. Abu Jaber became the group's emir.[6] Abu Jaber is one of the three surviving founding leaders of Ahrar al-Sham.[7]
On 1 October 2017, Abu Jaber resigned from his position as the general commander of Tahrir al-Sham, being replaced by Abu Mohammad al-Julani. Abu Jaber took another position as the head of HTS's Shura council.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e THOMAS JOSCELYN (10 February 2017). "Hay'at Tahrir al Sham leader calls for 'unity' in Syrian insurgency". Long War Journal.
- ^ a b "Aleppo rebels rally around former Ahrar leader". Now News. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Syria rebels name slain leader's replacement". Al-Jazeera. 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Mmedia.me - mmedia Resources and Information". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "After trying period, Ahrar al-Sham infuses leadership with 'new blood'". Syria:direct. 13 September 2015.
- ^ Thomas Joscelyn (28 January 2017). "Al Qaeda and allies announce 'new entity' in Syria". FDD's Long War Journal.
- ^ "Tahrer Sham: Who won in this merger?". OGN News. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Julani is a temporary leader of the "Liberation of the Sham" .. This is the fate of its former leader". HuffPost. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
