Back زهران علوش Arabic Zəhran Alluş Azerbaijani زەھران عەلووش CKB Zahran Alloush German زهران علوش Persian Zahran Allouche French זהראן עלוש HE Захран Аллуш Russian Zahran Alloush SIMPLE Zehran Alluş Turkish
Zahran Alloush | |
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 Zahran Alloush attending a military parade in eastern Ghouta, 29 April 2015 | |
| Born | 1971 |
| Died | 25 December 2015 (aged 43–44) Utaya, Rif Dimashq, Syria |
| Cause of death | Air strike |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Known for | Commander of Jaysh al-Islam |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Islamic Front (November 2013-December 2015) |
| Service/ |  Jaysh al-Islam (2011-December 2015) |
| Years of service | 2011–2015 |
| Rank |
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| Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War † |
Zahran Alloush (Arabic: زَهْرَانُ عَلُّوشٍ, romanized: Zahrān ʿAlūš, 1971 – 25 December 2015) was a Syrian Islamist 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 persons 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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- ^ "Syria conflict: Essam al-Buwaydhani named leader of rebel group Army of Islam". International Business Times. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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