Khalid ibn al-Walid Army
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| Khalid ibn al-Walid Army | |
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| جيش خالد بن الوليد Participant in the Syrian civil war |
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| Active | 24 May 2016 - present |
| Ideology | Salafi jihadism |
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| Leaders | Abu Uthman Idlibi[1] |
| Area of operations | Daraa Governorate |
| Part of |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (alleged) |
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| Battles and wars | Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian civil war |
The Khalid ibn al-Walid Army (Arabic: جيش خالد بن الوليد) is an armed Salafi jihadist group active in southern Syria. The group named after Khalid ibn al-Walid and is formed by the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, the Islamic Muthanna Movement, and the Army of Jihad, all affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The faction controls a strip of territory southeast of the Golan Heights and is in conflict with forces of the Syrian rebels.[1]
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