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How to Cite

Crenshaw, M., & Robinson, K. (2025). Mapping Militants Project. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25613/G0K4-WF70
Mapping Militants Project. “Jaysh al-Sanadeed.” Last modified . https://mappingmilitants.org/node/416/

Profile Contents

Narrative

Narrative of the Organization's History

Organization

Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations

Strategy

Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics

Interactions

Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences

Maps

Mapping relationships with other militant groups over time in regional maps

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Overview
Formed: 
January 1, 2011

Jaysh al-Sanadeed is a militant group that opposes the Islamic State (IS) but allegedly supports the Assad Regime. Sheikh Hmeidi Daham al-Jarba formed the group in 2011 after opposition forces began attacking Arab tribal lands within Northeastern Syria’s Kurdish majority areas. Jaysh al-Sanadeed cooperates with the Peoples Protection Units (YPG), and in a joint attack in early 2015, captured 103 villages from IS and killed 175 IS fighters in the Hassakah governorate. In late 2015, Jaysh al-Sanadeed joined the Syrian Democratic Forces, an umbrella group that includes the YPG.

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