Dez.2016
Additionally, the recent merger negotiations between Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham, among other groups, was a highly divisive issue within the movement.
While the hardliner wing was in favour of the proposed merger as a means to strengthen rebel unity, pragmatists in the group refused it over fears of losing support and being labelled as a terrorist group which comes with a heavy price.
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Although Ali al-Omar, who serves as the group’s current leader, received the majority of the votes in November, several hardliners protested against his election. Eight Shoura members suspended their membership, explaining that their decision resulted from the deadlock in solving the pending problems within the movement.
The hardliners refused to accept anyone other than the two candidates they had proposed -- the former leader of the movement Hashim Al Sheikh or its military commander Abu Saleh Tahhan.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/why-ahrar-al-sham-fighting-itself-and-how-impacts-battle-syria-1997438926Was machen Rebellengruppen, wenn sie Krach untereinander haben?.. sie desertieren und fusionieren .
Nun gibts also seit dem 28.Jan. die neue Gruppe Tahrir al Sham,
Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham (Arabic: هيئة تحرير الشام; Hayy’at Taḥrīr al-Shām, Organization for the Liberation of the Levant), commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, is an active Jihadist and Salafist group involved in the Syrian Civil War. The group was formed on the 28th of January, 2017 as a merger between Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the Ansar al-Din Front, Jaysh al-Sunna, Liwa al-Haqq, and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement.[6][7] After the announcement, additional groups and individuals joined. The merger is currently lead by Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and former Ahrar al-Sham Leaders, although the High Command consist of leaders from other groups.[8][9][10] Many groups and individuals defected from Ahrar al-Sham, representing their more conservative elements.
Wikipedia: Tahrir al-ShamMit dabei,
Muhaysini, der angeblich moderate Sektenführer, Generalkommander ist Abu Jaber, ehemals Ahrar al Sham-Chef, Militärleader ist Abu Mohammad al-Julani, alQaida.
The "general commander" or emir of Tahrir al-Sham is Abu Jaber Hashem Al-Sheikh,[46][47] also known as Abu Jaber, who was the leader of Ahrar al-Sham until September 2015.[48] The "general commander" should not be confused with Tahrir al-Sham's "military leader", who is Abu Mohammad al-Julani,[47] the emir of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham who had also led its predecessor organisation Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda.[49] Besides Abu Mohammad al-Julani and Abdullah al-Muhaysini, the rest of the individuals are defectors from Ahrar al-Sham. They either left to join Jabhat Fateh al-Sham in the last few days of it's existence, or joined it's successor group Tahrir al-Sham.
Former Ahrar AlSham leader (Hashim al-Sheikh) left and joined TahrirAlSham as top leader. Reports said Abu Saleh Tahhan left with him also.All the groups and individuals listed below either left to join Jabhat Fateh al-Sham in the last few days of it's existence, or joined it's successor group Tahrir al-Sham.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahrar_al-Sham[/quote]