▁an ▁armed ▁Sal af i ▁j ih ad ist ▁group ▁active ▁in ▁southern ▁Sy ria . ▁It ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Y arm ou k ▁Mart y rs ▁Brigade , ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁M uth anna ▁Mov ement , ▁and ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁J ih ad , ▁all ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁fa ction ▁controlled ▁a ▁strip ▁of ▁territory ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁other ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁reb els . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁defeated ▁and ▁lost ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁territory ▁to ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Government ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁many ▁members ▁surrender ing . ▁Many ▁captured ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁K hal id ▁Bin ▁Wal id ▁Army ▁were ▁executed ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁The ▁K hal id ▁ibn ▁al - W al id ▁Army ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁medieval ▁Muslim ▁commander ▁named ▁K hal id ▁ibn ▁al - W al id ▁who ▁led ▁j ih ad ▁on ▁several ▁regions ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Arab ia . ▁The ▁K hal id ▁ibn ▁al - W al id ▁Army ▁enfor ced ▁a ▁strict ▁form ▁of ▁Sh aria . ▁In ▁the ▁small ▁pocket ▁the ▁group ▁controlled , ▁its ▁f igh ters ▁forced ▁women ▁to ▁wear ▁ni q abs ▁and ▁men ▁to ▁wear ▁loose ▁tr ous ers