Abu Jaber Shaykh
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Abu Jaber أبو جابر | |
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| File:Abu Hashim Jaber al-shaykh.png Abu Jaber signing a document. | |
| Birth name | Unknown |
| Nickname(s) | Abu Jaber Shaykh |
| Born | 1980 Syria |
| Allegiance | Ahrar al-Sham (2014–15) Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham (2017–present) |
| Service | Tahrir al-Sham |
| Years of service | 28 January 2017 – Present |
| Rank | Emir of Tahrir al-Sham |
| Commands | Tahrir al-Sham (Political & religious matters) |
Abu Jaber Shaykh is a Syrian Scholar & Military 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 Sunni, which is reflected in the ideology of the group he leads.
Information
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.
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.[1]
Contributions to the war effort
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.
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.
Militant Activity
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.[2]
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.
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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