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166: 177: 134: 448: 112: 154: 123: 31: 275:, however continued to hold ties to ISIL and handle ISIL's affairs in areas of Hama underneath their control. However after al-Nusra and other opposition groups expelled ISIL from northwestern Syria, Saddam al-Khilafah allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIL secretly. 504: 343:
because of the group's closeness with ISIL. During the raid the group's leader Saddam al-Khalifa was captured by al-Nusra and several of the Punishment Brigade's fighters were killed in heavy clashes with al-Nusra in
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The group was established by Saddam al-Khalifa and Rashid Tukwa and held a strong presence in the eastern countryside of the
487:""النصرة" تسيطر على مقرات لواء "العقاب" الإسلامي في ريف حماه الشرقي | اخبار سورية السياسية | سياسة | دي برس" 312:, the Islamic Punishment Brigade joined the conflict on the side of al-Nusra against SRF and fought alongside them in the 329: 30: 309: 170: 87: 286:'s Hama Military Council said that the attack was carried out in order to relieve pressure from the then ongoing rebel 523:"من أشهر " شبيحة " ريف حماة .. مقاتلون من لواء " العقاب " الإسلامي يقطعون رأس ابن أخ وزير دفاع النظام فهد جاسم الفريج" 522: 328:
that SRF was allied with against al-Nusra. Soon after however al-Nusra established checkpoints near the then besieged
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between ISIL and other anti-government factions the group distanced itself from both ISIL and the
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On 30 March 2014, the Islamic Punishment Brigade attacked a Syrian government checkpoint near
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and facilitate its return to northwestern Syria by fighting SRF and the western-backed
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against SRF, allegedly to exploit the conflict and help expand ISIL's influence in
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On 25 December 2014, the group beheaded the nephew of Syria's defense minister,
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rebel group based in northwestern Syria primarily in the
468:"سورية: "النصرة" تسيطر على مقار لواء "العقاب" بريف حماه" 224:
or the "Islamic Punishment Brigade" was an armed Syrian
359:, activists claim Freij's nephew was a member of the 244:in December 2014 due to its association with ISIL. 190: 147: 105: 86: 78: 60: 50: 40: 21: 403:""النصرة" تسيطر على مقار لواء "العقاب" بريف حماه" 363:and was involved in massacres against civilians. 200:Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War 8: 304:On 17 October 2014, after the break out of 205:Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict 18: 301:a woman in Hama for committing adultery. 394: 240:until it was forcibly dissolved by the 417:""داعش ـ 2" تحالفات سرية وخلايا نائمة" 256:, but the group also operated in the 7: 234:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 117:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 339:raided the group's headquarters in 14: 348:that began on the previous day. 175: 164: 152: 132: 121: 110: 29: 509:السورية نت | Alsouria.net 1: 330:Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase 310:Syrian Revolutionaries Front 171:Syrian Revolutionaries Front 297:In October 2014, the group 35:Flag of Liwa Aqab al-Islami 563: 308:between al-Nusra and the 232:, held close ties to the 28: 547:Jihadist groups in Syria 378:Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade 264:in northwestern Syria. 505:"لواء العقاب الإسلامي" 267:After the breakout of 466:الكردي, حماة ــ أنس. 335:On 23 December 2014, 56:Unknown-December 2014 435:www.newsmaghreb.info 405:. December 22, 2014. 353:Fahd Jassem al-Freij 24:لواء العقاب الإسلامي 222:Liwa Aqab al-Islami 79:Active regions 22:Liwa Aqab al-Islami 262:Idlib Governorates 82:Northwestern Syria 52:Dates of operation 44:Saddam al-Khalifah 318:Maarrat al-Nu'man 219: 218: 186: 143: 554: 531: 530: 527:www.aksalser.com 519: 513: 512: 501: 495: 494: 482: 476: 475: 463: 457: 456: 445: 439: 438: 427: 421: 420: 419:. March 3, 2016. 413: 407: 406: 399: 284:Free Syrian Army 273:Free Syrian Army 254:Hama Governorate 230:Hama Governorate 195:Syrian Civil War 191:Battles and wars 184: 180: 179: 178: 169: 168: 167: 158: 156: 155: 141: 137: 136: 135: 126: 125: 124: 115: 114: 113: 69:Hama Governorate 53: 33: 19: 562: 561: 557: 556: 555: 553: 552: 551: 537: 536: 535: 534: 521: 520: 516: 503: 502: 498: 491:www.dp-news.com 484: 483: 479: 465: 464: 460: 447: 446: 442: 429: 428: 424: 415: 414: 410: 401: 400: 396: 391: 383:Saddam al-Jamal 369: 346:Qasr Ibn Wardan 341:Qasr Ibn Wardan 337:Jabhat al-Nusra 250: 226:Salafi Jihadist 212:Battle of Murak 182:Jabhat al-Nusra 176: 174: 173: 165: 163: 162: 153: 151: 139:Jabhat al-Nusra 133: 131: 130: 122: 120: 119: 111: 109: 98:Salafi Jihadism 65:Qasr Ibn Wardan 51: 45: 36: 23: 17: 12: 11: 5: 560: 558: 550: 549: 539: 538: 533: 532: 514: 496: 477: 458: 440: 422: 408: 393: 392: 390: 387: 386: 385: 380: 375: 368: 365: 326:Hazzm Movement 249: 246: 242:al-Nusra Front 217: 216: 215: 214: 209: 208: 207: 192: 188: 187: 149: 145: 144: 107: 103: 102: 101: 100: 90: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 62: 58: 57: 54: 48: 47: 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 16:Jihadist group 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 559: 548: 545: 544: 542: 528: 524: 518: 515: 510: 506: 500: 497: 492: 488: 481: 478: 473: 469: 462: 459: 454: 453:www.shaam.org 450: 444: 441: 436: 432: 426: 423: 418: 412: 409: 404: 398: 395: 388: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 370: 366: 364: 362: 358: 354: 349: 347: 342: 338: 333: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 302: 300: 295: 293: 289: 285: 281: 276: 274: 270: 265: 263: 259: 255: 247: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 213: 210: 206: 203: 202: 201: 198: 197: 196: 193: 189: 183: 172: 161: 150: 146: 140: 129: 128:Jaysh al-Sham 118: 108: 104: 99: 96: 95: 94: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 74: 70: 66: 63: 59: 55: 49: 43: 39: 32: 27: 20: 526: 517: 508: 499: 490: 480: 471: 461: 452: 443: 434: 425: 411: 397: 350: 334: 314:Jabal Zawiya 303: 296: 277: 266: 251: 221: 220: 142:(Until 2014) 61:Headquarters 46:Rashid Tukwa 238:Islamic law 389:References 373:Liwa Dawud 485:برس, دي. 288:offensive 148:Opponents 541:Category 367:See also 306:fighting 290:to take 280:Khanasir 269:fighting 93:Islamism 88:Ideology 472:alaraby 361:Shabiha 248:History 41:Leaders 299:stoned 258:Aleppo 185:(2014) 157:  106:Allies 322:Idlib 292:Murak 160:Syria 73:Syria 357:Hama 316:and 260:and 355:in 543:: 525:. 507:. 489:. 470:. 451:. 433:. 294:. 71:, 67:, 529:. 511:. 493:. 474:. 455:. 437:.

Index

The flag of Liwa Aqab al-Islam
Qasr Ibn Wardan
Hama Governorate
Syria
Ideology
Islamism
Salafi Jihadism
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Jaysh al-Sham
Jabhat al-Nusra
Syria
Syrian Revolutionaries Front
Jabhat al-Nusra
Syrian Civil War
Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict
Battle of Murak
Salafi Jihadist
Hama Governorate
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Islamic law
al-Nusra Front
Hama Governorate
Aleppo
Idlib Governorates
fighting
Free Syrian Army
Khanasir
Free Syrian Army
offensive

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