Ghuraba al-Sham
| Ghuraba al-Sham | |
|---|---|
| غرباء الشام | |
| Leaders | Mahmud al-Aghasi (2003–2007) |
| Dates of operation | 2003–2013 |
| Active regions | Syria Lebanon Iraq |
| Ideology | Sunni Jihadism |
| Allies | Al-Nusra Front (formerly) Ahrar ash-Sham Ahrar al-Jazeera |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces People's Protection Units |
| Battles and wars | Syrian civil war Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon |
Ghuraba al-Sham (Arabic: غرباء الشام Ghurabā' ash-Shām, "Strangers of the Levant ") was a group of jihadists of Turkish and former Eastern bloc origin who smuggled foreign fighters to Iraq, intervened in Lebanon during the 2007 Lebanon conflict, and fought in Syria during the Syrian civil war. The group coordinated with Al-Nusra Front in clashes with the People's Protection Units during the Battle of Ras al-Ayn in November 2012 and in January 2013. The group apparently shut down or disappeared in 2014.