Faylaq al-Rahman

Faylaq al-Rahman is a Damascus-based opposition group that is lead by former Syrian army captain Abdul Nasr Shamir, and that opposes the Islamic State and the Assad Regime. The group was founded in 2013 and became the second most prominent opposition force in the Damascus governorate after a merger with the Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union’s Eastern Ghouta fighters. In April 2016, Faylaq al-Rahman began fighting Jaysh al-Islam when relations between the groups deteriorated after Jaysh al-Islam allegedly attempted to assassinate a member of the Unified Judiciary Council, which is the court system that settles disputes between militant groups and between civilians in Damascus. In May 2016, the groups agreed to a ceasefire at a conference in Qatar.