| Group of the One and Only | |
|---|---|
| جماعة أحد أحد Jamaat Ahadun Ahad[1] | |
Flag of the Group of the One and Only[2] | |
| Leaders | Al Bara Shishani[2] |
| Dates of operation | July 2014[3] - ? |
| Active regions | Latakia Governorate,Syria[2] Idlib Governorate,Syria[4] |
| Ideology | SunniIslamism Salafism |
| Size | 250–300[5] |
| Allies | Junud al-Sham[5] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
TheGroup of the One and Only (Arabic:جماعة أحد أحدJamaat Ahadun Ahad) was a minor rebel group that fought in theSyrian Civil War.
The group's leader, Amir Al Bara, and an unknown number of fighters, reportedly left Latakia and later joined theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2016.[6]
The group was composed of foreigners and Syrians.[1] Specifically, the group is made up of "Chechens, Turks, Arabs, Europeans, and... former members of theTaliban."[2]
The organization included four Chechen subgroups and two subgroups of native Syrians.[5]