Al-Busraya
| Al-Busraya البصرايا | |
|---|---|
| Location | Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria |
| Language | Arabic |
| Religion | Islam |
Al-Busraya is an Arab tribe located on the banks of the Euphrates river
Lineage
[edit]They belong to the Al-Uqaydat through a military alliance[1][2], according to their lineage, and belong to the Al-Masoud Shammar tribe, descendants of Salem, nicknamed Sarawi for his numerous virtues at that time, according to the article by Sheikh Hamoud Al-Shalash, transmitted by Colonel Muller.[3]
The Busraya is divided into several clans:[2]
- Al-Bu Azzam
- Al-Bu Izz al-Din
- Al-Bu Shaib
- Al-Bu Hamza
History
[edit]Ahmad Wasfi Zakaria mentioned in his book, “Tribes of the Levant”, that the Sheikhdom of the Al-Busraya clan was in the hands of Hamoud Al-Shalash Al-Abdullah Al-Sulayman Al-Dhiyab, brother of Ramadan Pasha Al-Shalash , and then, as a result of attacks launched by the Al-Busraya clan against French colonial forces following the outbreak of the Great Syrian Revolution in 1925, in which two French officers were killed, the sheikh was transferred to his cousin Fayyad Al-Nasir Al-Abdullah Al-Sulayman Al-Dhiyab, and from him it passed to his son Ahmad.[4]
Participation in the Great Syrian Revolt
[edit]Ramadan led his forces to the banks of the Euphrates River and besieged the French in Deir ez-Zor and was sentenced to death and therefore fled to Jordan[5]
Epic of Ain Albu Gomaa
[edit]Mohammed ِAl-Ayyash organized a rebel group on the banks of the Euphrates River to confront the French[6]
Current Sheikh
[edit]The Sheikh of the Al-Busraya clan is Muhanna bin Faisal bin Ahmed Al-Fayyad Al-Nasser Al-Abdullah Al-Sulayman Al-Dhiyab. He was born in the city of Al-Shumaytiyah, in the province of Deir ez-Zor, in 1982. He has been a member of the Syrian People's Assembly since 2012.[7]
Syrian civil war
[edit]The Islamic State killed 7 members of the tribe after signing a treaty with Al-Shaitat in 2014[8]
After the expulsion of ISIS the Russian forces called on the tribes to return to Deir ez-Zor Governorate and Muhanna Al-Fayyad, leader of the tribe, described the reconciliation process as “exhaustive and definitive.”[9]
Al-Busraya Revolutionaries
[edit]Al-Busraya Revolutionaries is a militant organization based in the tribe that occupied the villages of Al-Shumaytiyah and Al-Kharita in December 6, 2024 in Deir ez-Zor offensive[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "لقاء خاص مع الشيخ ثامر متعب الشلاش أحد شيوخ قبيلة البوسرايا (2)". tribearab.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
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- ^ "زكريا، أحمد وصفي، عشائر الشام، دار الفكر، الطبعة الثانية، 1983، ص 573. نسخة محفوظة" (PDF). Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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- ^ "المجاهد الفراتي رمضان باشا شلاش بقلم:محمد فاروق الإمام | دنيا الرأي". دنيا الرأي. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "الباحث عبد القادر عياش في منتدى فوزية المرعي | الفرات". furat.alwehda.gov.sy (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ السوري, مجلس الشعب. "عضو مجلس الشعب: مهنا شيخ فياض الناصر". مجلس الشعب السوري. Archived from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ admin (2020-09-02). "Daesh held a meeting with Al-Shaitat tribe a few days ago, and executed seven civilians from Al-Busrayah tribe on the first day". دير الزور 24 - Deir EzZor 24. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Admin (2022-01-11). "Deir ez-Zor sees few options as widely rejected 'reconciliation' starts". Syrian Association for Citizens' Dignity. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Noticias de Siria". Zona Militar (in European Spanish). 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Military groups called "Al-Busraya Revolutionaries" control the villages of Al-Shumaytiyah and Al-Kharita west of Deir Ezzor Deir ez-Zur". Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news and incidents today - syria.liveuamap.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.