Abu Jaber Shaykh
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.[2]
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.[3]
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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