Group of the One and Only

The Group of the One and Only (Arabic: جماعة أحد أحد Jamaat Ahadun Ahad) was a minor rebel group that fought in the Syrian Civil War.

Group of the One and Only
جماعة أحد أحد
Jamaat Ahadun Ahad
Flag of the Group of the One and Only
LeadersAl Bara Shishani
Dates of operationJuly 2014 - ?
Active regionsLatakia Governorate, Syria
Idlib Governorate, Syria
IdeologySunni Islamism
Salafism
Size250–300
AlliesJunud al-Sham
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
WarsSyrian Civil War
Succeeded by
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

History

The group's leader, Amir Al Bara, and an unknown number of fighters, reportedly left Latakia and later joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2016.

Composition

The group was composed of foreigners and Syrians. Specifically, the group is made up of "Chechens, Turks, Arabs, Europeans, and... former members of the Taliban."

The organization included four Chechen subgroups and two subgroups of native Syrians.

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