Zahran Alloush

Zahran Alloush
Born1971
Douma, Syria
Died25 December 2015(2015-12-25) (aged 43–44)
Utaya, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Cause of deathAir strike
NationalitySyrian
Known forCommander of Jaysh al-Islam
Allegiance Islamic Front
(November 2013-December 2015)
Service/branch Jaysh al-Islam
(2011-December 2015)
Years of service2011–2015
Rank
  • Commander of Jaysh al-Islam
  • Military Chief of the Islamic Front
  • Leader of the Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta[1]
Battles/warsSyrian Civil War †
  • Damascus offensive
  • Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War

Zahran Alloush was a leader of Jaysh al-Islam and was a big part of the Islamic Front where he was a military chief and was called one of the powerful people in Syria. He was born in Douma in 1971 and was married to 3 wives.[source?] He was killed by a Syrian-Russian airstrike on the 25th of December 2015 and was succeeded by Essam al-Buwaydhani as leader of Jaysh al-Islam.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "The wars of the Eastern Ghouta grind on". The Daily Star (Lebanon). 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Syria conflict: Essam al-Buwaydhani named leader of rebel group Army of Islam". International Business Times. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Syria conflict: Essam al-Buwaydhani named leader of rebel group Army of Islam". International Business Times. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Syria rebel group appoints successor to slain commander". New York Daily News. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Syria rebel group appoints successor to slain commander". New York Daily News. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.