Essam al-Buwaydhani

Essam al-Buwaydhani is a Syrian Salafi rebel leader. He was reportedly born in Douma and was a businessman by profession.[1] He was elected leader of Jaysh al-Islam after Zahran Alloush was killed in a Syrian Air Force air strike in December 2015.[2][3][4][5]

Essam al-Buwaydhani
BornDouma, Syria
Allegiance Jaysh al-Islam
Battles/warsSyrian Civil War

References
  1. "Issam al-Buwaydani, known as Abu Hammam, the newly elected head of the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) Syrian rebel group, speaks during a gathering for the group on December 26, 2015, in the rebel-hel... Pictures | Getty Images". Gettyimages.fi. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. "Syria conflict: Essam al-Buwaydhani named leader of rebel group Army of Islam". International Business Times. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. "Syrian rebels name successor to slain commander". Times of Israel. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. "Syria rebel group appoints successor to slain commander". Daily News New York. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. عصام بويضاني. "عصام بويضاني (@abohmam_buedany)". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
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