Jaysh al-Izza

Army of Glory
جيش العزة
Jaysh al-Izza
LeadersMaj. Jamil al-Saleh (commander-in-Chief)
Col. Mustafa al-Bakour (general commander)

Capt. Manaf Maarati (deputy commander, until October 2019)

Capt. Mustafa Maarati (spokesman, until October 2019)
Dates of operation2013–2025
Group(s)
  • Homs al-Adiya Brigades
HeadquartersKafr Nabl area (August 2019-February 2020), Jisr al-Shughur (per pro-government reports), formerly al-Lataminah
Active regions
IdeologySunni Islamism
Size
  • 3,000 (late 2015)
  • September 2019:
    • 2,500 (HTS defector claim)
    • Over 3,000 (pro-government media claim)
  • ≤3500 (December 2021) (per SOHR)
Part of Free Syrian Army
Jaysh al-Nasr (2015)
Military Operations Command
Allies Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Guardians of Religion Organization
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
Ajnad al-Sham
Malhama Tactical
National Front for Liberation
Syrian National Army
 Turkey
Opponents Syrian Arab Armed Forces 
 Russia
 Iran
Hezbollah
Arab Nationalist Guard
Eagles of the Whirlwind
Ba'ath Brigades
Syrian Resistance
Battles and warsSyrian civil war

The Army of Glory (Arabic: جيش العزة, romanized: Jaysh al-Izza), formerly the Union of Glory (Arabic: تجمع العزة, romanized: Tajamu' al-'Izza), was an Sunni Islamist Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army active in northwestern Syria, mainly in the al-Ghab Plain in northern Hama and its surroundings. Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia have supplied the group with anti-tank missiles including 9K111 Fagots and BGM-71 TOWs. As of 2019, was estimated to have between 2,000 and 5,000 fighters in its ranks.

The group has vehemently denounced Russia's intervention in the Syrian civil war and has also expressed its opposition to Russian-backed diplomatic initiatives such as the Astana and Sochi formats. Jaysh al-Izza also made efforts to join the Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation which includes other prominent Syrian opposition groups in Idlib such as Ahrar al-Sham and the Sham Legion, but did not do so out of complications with the integration about which Jaysh al-Izza's leadership did not elaborate.

In 2024, Jaysh al-Izza participated in the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives against the Syrian government.

Later on 29 January 2025, at the Syrian Revolution Victory Conference most factions of the armed opposition, including the Jaysh al-Izza, announced their dissolution and were incorporated into the newly formed Ministry of Defense.