Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian civil war

Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
	Part of the Syrian civil war
Date	2 January 2014 – present; (10 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Syria
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army; Support: United States; (2014–2017); Turkey; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; (2014–2017); France; (2014–2018); Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement; (2014–2018) Syrian Liberation Front (2018–present) Ahrar al-Sham; Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement; Ahrar ash-Sham; (2014–); Islamic Front (Syria); Jaysh al-Islam (eastern Ghouta); Jabhat Ahl al-Sham (until 2017); Support: Turkey;	Tahrir al-Sham (2017–present) Al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front; (2012–2017); Jund al-Aqsa; (2014–2017); Guardians of Religion Organization (since 2018); al-Rahman Legion (2016–2018, eastern Ghouta only); Support: Qatar (occasionally); Saudi Arabia (occasionally); Islamic State
Strength
Free Syrian Army 40,000–50,000; Army of Mujahedeen 5,000–12,000; Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union 15,000; Jaysh al-Islam 15,000 (in eastern Ghouta, 2017) Islamic Front 40,000–50,000 (2013-4)	Al-Nusra Front 20,000; al-Rahman Legion 8,000 (eastern Ghouta, 2017) Jund al-Aqsa 1,000
Casualties and losses
	605 civilians killed; 76 unidentified killed; an additional 1,200 combatants and 150 civilians estimated killed; Total: 5,641–6,991 killed; (up until 28 June 2014)

The inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War has continued throughout the Syrian Civil War as factions of the Syrian opposition and Free Syrian Army have fought each other, with shifting alliances among various Islamist factions such as Jabhat al Nusra, Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam and the Islamic Front.

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[underattack-1] "Al-Qaeda-linked Isis under attack in northern Syria". BBC. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[2] "US Senate Approves Plans To Arm Syrian Rebels As France Begins Airstrikes In Iraq". Vice News. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

[3] "ÖSO'ya verilen silahlar IŞİD'in eline geçti". Yakın Doğu Haber. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

[4] "Syria: al-Nusra Front declares war on ISIS". Al Akhbar English. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

[seizes-5] "Al-Qaida seizes weapons, bases from U.S.-backed Syrian rebels". Military Times. 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

[6] "Is Qatar bringing the Nusra Front in from the cold?". BBC. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[failure-7] "Obama's failure on Saudi-Qatari aid to al-Qaeda affiliate". Middle East Eye. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[BBC_News_2013_IF-8] "Syrian rebels form new Islamic Front". BBC News. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[reuters_2014_factbox-9] Reuters Editorial (9 January 2014). "Factbox: Syria's rebel groups". U.S. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[10] "Syria crisis: Spooked by rebel gains, Jordan doubles down on Islamic State". 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

[11] "Why Did Jund Al-Aqsa Join Nusra Front in Taking Out 'Moderate' Rebels in Idlib?". The Huffington Post. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[thousands-12] "Thousands were killed and were killed during clashes with the Islamic state". Syriahr.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

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