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Northern Democratic Brigade
, war = the Syrian Civil War , image = Northern Democratic Brigade emblem.png , image_size = , image_alt = , status=, caption = Emblem of the Northern Democratic Brigade. The unit also uses the Syrian independence flag. , groups = , active = c. 2013 – present , ideology = DemocracySyrian nationalismAnti-Neo-OttomanismAnti-racismAnti- IslamismFederalization of Syria Democratic confederalism , leaders = *Absi Taha (" Abu Omar al-Idlibi") *Alexander Khalil *Alexander Alaa , clans = , headquarters = * Jabal Zawiya (2013–2014) *Afrin District (2014–2015) * Shahba region (since 2016) , area = Northern Syria , size = 1200–1300 , partof = Free Syrian Army * Free Zawiya Union () * Free Syria Brigade (2014) * Syrian Revolutionaries Front (2013–2014) * Syrian Salvation Front () * Army of Revolutionaries (2015–2016) Syrian Democratic Forces (since Nov. 2015) *Idlib Military Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liwa Ahrar Souriya
, native_name_lang=Ar , war = Syrian civil war , image = Ali Belo, Liwa Ahrar Souriya.png , caption = Ali Belo, commander of Liwa Ahrar Souriya until September 2013 , active =February 2012 — present , ideology =Syrian nationalism Sunni Islamism , leaders =*Ahmad Afash *Mahmoud Afash *Ali Belo *Capt. Mamon Kalzi *Abu Layla () *Muhammad Abu Adel () , headquarters = Anadan and Azaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria , area = Aleppo Governorate and Raqqa Governorate, Syria , size = *2,000–2,500 (self-claim, 2013) *500 () , partof = * Free Syrian Army * 16th Division (2013) *Levant Front (2014–2015) * Mare' Operations Room (2014–2016) * Hamza Division (2016) * Northern Brigade (unclear) ** Revolutionary Knights Brigade (unclear) , predecessor = Free Anadan Brigade , successor = , allies =* Islamic Front * Fastaqim Kama Umirt * Authenticity and Development Front * Sultan Murad Division , opponents = * Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahrar Al-Sham
Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya ( ar-at, حركة أحرار الشام الإسلامية, Ḥarakat Aḥrāru š-Šām al-Islāmiyah, lit=Islamic Movement of the Freemen of the Levant), commonly referred to as Ahrar al-Sham, is a coalition of multiple Islamist and Salafist units that coalesced into a single brigade and later a division in order to fight against the Syrian Government led by Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian Civil War. Ahrar al-Sham was led by Hassan Aboud until his death in 2014. In July 2013, Ahrar al-Sham had 10,000 to 20,000 fighters, which at the time made it the second most powerful unit fighting against al-Assad, after the Free Syrian Army. It was the principal organization operating under the umbrella of the Syrian Islamic Front and was a major component of the Islamic Front. With an estimated 20,000 fighters in 2015, Ahrar al-Sham became the largest rebel group in Syria after the Free Syrian Army became less powerful. Ahrar al-Sham and Jaysh al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Nusra Front
Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra ( ar, جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. ''Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant''), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ( ar, جبهة فتح الشام lit. ''Front for the Conquest of Syria/the Levant'') after July 2016, and also described as al-Qaeda in Syria or al-Qaeda in the Levant, was a Salafist jihadist terrorist organization fighting against Syrian government forces in the Syrian Civil War. Its aim was to establish an Islamic state in the country. The group has changed its name several times and merged with and separated from other groups. Formed in 2012, in November of that year ''The Washington Post'' described al-Nusra as "the most aggressive and successful" of the rebel forces. In December 2012, the United States Department of State designated it a foreign terrorist organization, and in April 2013, it became the official Syrian branch of al-Qaeda. In March 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian National Army
The Syrian National Army (SNA) ( ar, الجيش الوطني السوري, al-Jayš al-Waṭanī as-Sūrī), previously the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and also known as the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA), is a coalition of armed Syrian opposition groups in the Syrian civil war, Syrian Civil War. Comprising various rebel factions that emerged at the onset of the war in July 2011, it was officially established in 2017 under the auspices of Turkey, which provides funding, training, and military support. The SNA has its roots in the FSA, a loose collection of armed opposition groups founded on 29 July 2011 by defecting Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian military officers. After formally condemning the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey provided arms, training, and sanctuary to the organization. Initially the principal opponent of the Syrian government, the FSA was gradually Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian civil war, weakened by infighting, lack of funding, and the emergence of Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Masdar News
''Al-Masdar News'' (sometimes abbreviated ''AMN'') ( ar, المصدر نيوز) is an online newspaper founded by Leith Abou Fadel. Al-Masdar is Arabic for "the source". ''Al-Masdar''s coverage focuses largely on conflict zones in the Middle East: Syria, Yemen, and Iraq. ''Al-Masdar'' has been described as being favorable to President Bashar al-Assad during its coverage of the Syrian civil war. Background ''Al-Masdar News'' (AMN) was launched in August 2014 as a media service that provides frontline news and analysis from the Middle East. Position The website was described by the BBC and ''Newsweek'' as having a pro-Syrian government viewpoint, while ''The Independent'' describes it as "sympathetic to the Syrian regime". ''The New York Times'' has described it as a "pro-government website". Leonid Bertshidsky writing in Bloomberg News, also calls ''Al-Masdar'' "somewhat pro-Assad." ''The National Interest'' describes it as "pro-Assad". ''The Jerusalem Post'' describes it as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Protection Units
(YPJ) ar, وحدات حماية المرأة , image = File:YPJ Flag.svg , caption = Flag of the YPJ , dates = April 2013–present , commander1 = Nesrin Abdullah , commander1_label = General Commander , commander2 = Meryem Kobanî , commander2_label = Kobanî commander , commander3 = Sewsen Bîrhat , commander3_label = Aleppo commander , allegiance = Kurdish Supreme Committee (2013) (2013–present) Democratic Union Party (2013–present) , commander4 = Rojda Felat , commander4_label = Leading commander for Raqqa operations , type = Light infantry (militia) , branch = Female service units , size = 24,000 , command_structure = Syrian Democratic Forces (since 2015) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Protection Units
The People's Defense Units (YPG), (YPG) ; ar, وحدات حماية الشعب, Waḥdāt Ḥimāyat aš-Šaʽb) also called People's Protection Units, is a mainly-Kurdish militia in Syria and the primary component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The YPG mostly consists of ethnic Kurds, but also includes Arabs and foreign volunteers; it is closely allied to the Syriac Military Council, an Assyrian militia. The YPG was formed in 2011. It expanded rapidly in the Syrian Civil War and came to predominate over other armed Syrian Kurdish groups. A sister militia, the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), fights alongside them. The YPG is active in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (Rojava), particularly in its Kurdish regions. In early 2015, the group won a major victory over the so-called Islamic State (IS) during the siege of Kobanî, where the YPG began to receive air and ground support from the United States and other Combined Joint Task Force – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabhat Al-Akrad
The Kurdish Front ( ar, جبهة الأكراد, transliterated: Jabhat al-Akrad; ku, Eniya Kurdan, former full name: ''Liwa' Jabhat al-'Akrad l-Nusra Shaʿbnā al-Sūrī'', "Brigade of the Kurdish Front to Support Our Syrian People") is a predominantly Kurdish Syrian rebel faction participating in the Syrian Civil War. The Kurdish Front operates in Kurdish and ethnically-mixed areas in northern Syria, such as the Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyeh districts of Aleppo city, Afrin Canton, the Shahba region, and the northern Raqqa Governorate. It also fought as part of Fatah Halab in the Bustan al-Pasha, Haidariya, and Handarat districts of Aleppo city until November 2015, when Fatah Halab declared war on the Army of Revolutionaries. Ideology During an interview with the commander of the group, Haji Ahmed Kurdi, in April 2014, he stated that the Kurdish Front is part of a "project for a democratic Syria". The goal of the group is to establish a pluralist democracy in Syria, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlib Martyrs' Brigade
The Idlib Martyrs' Brigade ( ar, لواء شهداء إدلب, ''Liwa Shuhada Idlib'') was an armed rebel group that fought against the Syrian government in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. It first operated under the name Syrian Liberation Army ( ar, جيش التحرير السوري), but had renamed itself by the end of April 2012. It was a loose coalition of localized forces, mostly composed of armed Syrian civilians who joined the uprising. History The group was based in Idlib Governorate and was primarily concerned with trying to expel government forces from the governorate, with the Idlib Martyrs' Brigade claiming that they, and not the better equipped Free Syrian Army, are doing the majority of the fighting in Idlib province. The brigade only appears to be active in Idlib province. One of the group's primary problems was the fact that it was incredibly difficult for it to secure weapons and ammunition. This in turn severely hampered its recruitment and its ability to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Unity Brigades
The National Unity Brigades ( ar, كتائب الوحدة الوطنية; ''Kata'ib al-Wehda al-Watania'') was an alliance of Syrian rebel groups that participated in the Syrian Civil War. The group was formed in August 2012. Known for its non-sectarianism, the group included rebels from minority groups such as Christians, Druze, Ismailis, and Alawites. The goal of the group was to establish a civil, democratic state for "all ethnicities and social identities". Member groups Many of the units in the National Unity Brigades are named after Syrian nationalist and Syrian independence figures. ;Subgroups in the Idlib and Latakia governorates * Martyrs of Mount Wastani Brigade ** Martyr Muhammad Sultan Battalion ** Martyr Raed Sultan Battalion ** Ansar Battalion ** Free Detainees Battalion * Martyrs of Janudia Battalion * Martyrs of Bidama Brigade * Free Men of Bidama Battalion * Caliphate Brigade ** Martyrs of Freedom Battalion * Banners of the Revolution Battalion * "We are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manbij Military Council
The Manbij Military Council (MMC) is a coalition established by several groups in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), primarily the Northern Sun Battalion, on 2 April 2016 at the Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates. The MMC led the SDF's Manbij offensive from June 2016 that led to the capture of the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant two months later. Most fighters in the MMC are from Manbij and the surrounding areas. History 2016 The Manbij offensive has included the Manbij Military Council, US special operations forces, and minimal YPG and YPJ involvement assisted by US-led coalition airstrikes. The SDF fighters are mostly Arabs. During the offensive, an SDF fighter gave his perspective as "we have Arabs, Kurds, nobody knows how many exactly, we all work under the SDF-forces". On 5 April 2016, a civilian council was formed in the town of Sarrin by individuals originally from Manbij who had fled when Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) took over. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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