The Mujahideen Shura Council (Arabic: مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية Majlis Shūrā Mujāhidīn ash-Sharqīyah, meaning "Shura Council of the Mujahideen of the Eastern Area", also known by the Arabic acronym Mishmish) was a coalition of Islamist rebel groups in Deir ez-Zor which formed in order to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the Syrian Civil War.[2] The leader of the coalition was killed by ISIL around 12 June 2014.[4]
| Mujahideen Shura Council of the Eastern Area | |
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| مجلس شورى مجاهدي الشرقية | |
Logo of the Mujahideen Shura Council
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| Dates of operation | 25 May 2014[1] – July 2015 |
| Group(s) | Al-Nusra Front Jaysh al-Islam Ahrar ash-Sham Army of Ahl al-Sunni wall Jamaa Authenticity and Development Front al-Qa'qa' Jabhat al-Jihad wal-Bina Bayarq al Shaaitat Liwa al-Qadisiya Army of Maoata al-Islami Army of-Ikhlas Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar |
| Headquarters | Deir ez-Zor, Syria (Until July 2015)[2] |
| Active regions | Syria |
| Ideology | Pan-Islamism[3] |
| Allies |  Free Syrian Army |
| Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian opposition-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict |
(in Arabic)