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448:. The group was defeated and lost all of its territory to the Syrian Government on 31 July 2018, with many members surrendering. Many captured members of the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army were executed on the same day.
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who led jihad on several regions in and around Arabia. The Khalid ibn al-Walid Army enforced the
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