Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham

Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham

The Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham is a terrorist group who in December 2005 claimed to be responsible for the assassination of Gebran Tueni and made threats against Detlev Mehlis. [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1135696353358&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull]

It may or may not have any relationship to Jund al-Sham.

ee also

*Bilad al-Sham


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