East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2016)
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This article is about the inter-rebel conflict in East Ghouta. For the concurrent government offensive, see Rif Dimashq offensive (April 2016).
The East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2016) was an armed conflict between the rebel coalition of Jaish al-Fustat, consisting of the al-Nusra Front and al-Rahman Legion, and the rebel group Jaysh al-Islam, that occurred in the rebel-held territories east of Damascus. Tensions between the two groups took place since March 2016, when the Rahman Legion expelled Jaysh al-Islam in Zamalka after absorbing the Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union in February.[8]
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East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2016) | |||||||
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Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign and the inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Jaish al-Fustat[4]
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Wael Alwan (Al-Rahman Legion spokesman)[5] | Qais a-Shami (JaI spokesman)[5] | ||||||
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500–700 fighters on both sides and 12 civilians killed[6][7] |
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