Zahran Alloush | |
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![]() Zahran Alloush attending a military parade in eastern Ghouta, 29 April 2015 | |
Born | 1971 |
Died | 25 December 2015 Utaya, Rif Dimashq, Syria | (aged 43–44)
Cause of death | Air strike |
Nationality | Syrian |
Other names | Moon of the jihad |
Known for | Commander of Jaysh al-Islam |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() (November 2013-December 2015) |
Service/ | ![]() (2011-December 2015) |
Years of service | 2011–2015 |
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Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War † |
Zahran Alloush (Arabic: زَهْرَان عَلُّوش, romanized: Zahrān ʿAlūš, 1971 – 25 December 2015) was a Syrian Islamist rebel leader who was the commander of Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam), a major component of the Islamic Front, of which he was the military chief, and was described as one of the most powerful leaders in rebel-held Syria. He was killed in a joint Russian and Syrian airstrike on 25 December 2015 and was succeeded by Essam al-Buwaydhani as head of Jaysh al-Islam.[2][3][4][5]
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