The Green Battalion ( ar, الكتيبة الخضراء, ''al-Katiba al-Khadra'') was a

jihadist Jihadism is a neologism which is used in reference to "militant Islamic movements that are perceived as existentially threatening to the West" and "rooted in political Islam."Compare: Appearing earlier in the Pakistani and Indian media, Wes ...

group that was active during the Syrian Civil War. Formed in 2013 by a group of Saudi veterans of the

Iraq War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Iraq War {{Nobold, {{lang, ar, حرب العراق (Arabic) {{Nobold, {{lang, ku, شەڕی عێراق (Kurdish languages, Kurdish) , partof = the Iraq conflict (2003–present), I ...

and Afghanistan war, the group fought alongside

Jabhat al-Nusra Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra ( ar, جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. ''Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant''), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ( ar, جبهة فتح ال ...

and the

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant An Islamic state is a State (polity), state that has a form of government based on sharia, Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical Polity, polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a t ...

(ISIL) against Syrian government forces, while remaining independent and neutral in the dispute between ISIL and other groups. The group announced on 25 July 2014 that it became part of Jabhat Ansar al-Din. The group claimed allegiance to

Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar )Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar() , war = the Syrian Civil War , image = , caption = Flag of Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar , active = Summer 2012 – present , ideology = Salafi jihadism, Islamic ...

around October 2014.

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* {{Syrian Civil War Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war Jihadist groups in Syria Organizations designated as terrorist by the United Arab Emirates Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist

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