Jaysh al-Sharqiya (2017)

Jaysh al-Sharqiya
جيش الشرقية‎
Military leaderHussein Hamadi
Dates of operation23 November 2017 - Unknown
Country Syria
MotivesOverthrow of the Ba'athist regime under Bashar al-Assad
Active regionsAleppo Governorate
IdeologySunni Islamism
Size~1,000 militants
Part of Free Syrian Army
Syrian National Army
Allies Turkey
Opponents Syrian Arab Armed Forces
National Defence Forces
Syrian Democratic Forces
WarsSyrian Civil War

Jaysh al-Sharqiya (Arabic: جيش الشرقية‎, lit.'Army of the East') was a rebel group that was formed in 2017 during the Syrian Civil War. The group was active in the Aleppo Governorate.