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Syrian Desert Campaign (December 2016–April 2017)
The Syrian Desert campaign (December 2016–April 2017) was a military campaign launched by Syrian rebel forces affiliated with the Free Syrian Army's Southern Front and their allies in the southern Syrian Desert and the eastern Qalamoun Mountains. The aim of the offensive was to expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from the desert in southern Syria and to open a supply route between two rebel-held areas. The campaign First FSA offensive (December 2016–January 2017) On 29 December 2016, Southern Front groups led by the Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo launched an offensive against ISIL positions in the eastern Qalamoun Mountains. The offensive was code named as the "Battle to Restore Dignity" by the rebels. The rebel forces captured the Abu Risha dam as well as five villages. Five days later, the rebels attacked the last bastions of ISIL in the Badia al-Sham area of the desert. On 3 January 2017, the Army of Free Tribes announced the capture of the Zelaf dam east o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deir Ez-Zor Governorate Campaign
The Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war consists of several battles and offensives fought across the governorate of Syria: * Deir ez-Zor clashes (2011–2014) ** 2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing ** Hatla massacre * Battle of Deir ez-Zor (2014–2017) ** Deir ez-Zor offensive (April–July 2014) ** Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014) ** Deir ez-Zor offensive (2016) ** September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid ** Deir ez-Zor offensive (January–February 2017) ** Central Syria campaign (2017) *** 2017 Deir ez-Zor missile strike *** Deir ez-Zor offensive (September–November 2017) * 2016 Abu Kamal offensive * Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) (the SDF first entered Deir ez-Zor Governorate) * Syrian Desert campaign (December 2016–April 2017) * Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019) ** Battle of Khasham ** Battle of Hajin ** Battle of Baghuz Fawqani * Eastern Syria campaign (September–December 2017) ** 2017 Euphrates Crossing offensive ** 2017 Mayadin offensive ** 2017 Abu Kama ... [...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] |
Islamic State Of Iraq And The Levant
An Islamic state is a State (polity), state that has a form of government based on sharia, Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical Polity, polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ''dawlah islāmiyyah'' ( ar, دولة إسلامية) it refers to a modern notion associated with political Islam (Islamism). Notable examples of historical Islamic states include the State of Medina, established by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the Arab Caliphate which continued under his successors and the Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyads. The concept of the modern Islamic state has been articulated and promoted by ideologues such as Rashid Rida, Sayyid Rashid Rida, Mullah Omar, Mohammed Omar, Abul A'la Maududi, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Israr Ahmed, Sayyid Qutb and Hassan al-Banna. Implementation of Islamic law plays an important role in modern theories of the Islamic state, as it did in classical Islami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian Opposition
The Syrian opposition ( ar, المعارضة السورية ', ) is the political structure represented by the Syrian National Coalition and associated Syrian anti-Assad groups with certain territorial control as an alternative Syrian government. The Syrian opposition evolved since the beginning of the Syrian conflict from groups calling for the overthrow of the Assad government in Syria and who have opposed its Ba'athist government. Prior to the Syrian Civil War, the term "opposition" ( ar, المعارضة ) had been used to refer to traditional political actors, for example the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change; that is, groups and individuals who have had a history of dissidence against the Syrian state. The first opposition structures to form in the Syrian uprising were local protest-organizing committees. These formed in April 2011, as protesters graduated from spontaneous protests to protests organized by meetings beforehand. The Syrian upris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Campaign
A military campaign is large-scale long-duration significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of interrelated military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war. The term derives from the plain of Campania, a place of annual wartime operations by the armies of the Roman Republic. Definition 1. A military campaign denotes the time during which a given military force conducts combat operations in a given area (often referred to as AO, area of operation). A military campaign may be executed by either a single Armed Service, or as a combined services campaign conducted by land, naval, air, cyber and space forces. 2. The purpose of a military campaign is to achieve a particular desired resolution of a military conflict as its strategic goal. This is constrained by resources, geography and/or season. A campaign is measured relative to the technology used by the belligerents to achieve goals, and while in the pre-industrial E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Activity Of ISIL
The military of the Islamic State is the fighting force of the Islamic State (IS). The total force size at its peak was estimated from tens of thousands to over two hundred thousand. ISIL's armed forces grew quickly during its territorial expansion in 2014. The ISIL military, including groups incorporated into it in 2014, openly operates and controls territory in multiple cities in Libya and Nigeria. In October 2016, it conquered the city of Qandala in Puntland, Somalia. It conquered much of eastern Syria and western Iraq in 2014, territory it lost finally only in 2019. It also has had border clashes with and made incursions into Lebanon, Iran, and Jordan. ISIL-linked groups operate in Algeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and in West Africa (Cameroon, Niger, and Chad). In January 2015, ISIL was also confirmed to have a military presence in Afghanistan and in Yemen. The Islamic State's military is based on light infantry mobile units using vehicles such as gun-equipped pick-up tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolutionary Commando Army
, native_name2_lang = ar , war = Syrian Civil War , image = , caption = Syrian Independence Flag, flown by the Syrian Free Army and it’s predecessor factions , ideology = , active = May 2015 – December 2016 (New Syrian Army) December 2016 — November 2022 (Maghaweir Al-Thowra) November 2022 — Present (Syrian Free Army) , leaders = * Captain Muhammad Farid al-Qassem (since October 2022, MaT/SFA) * Lieutenant colonel/brigadier general Muhannad Ahmad al-Tala (until October 2022, MaT) *Captain Abdullah al-Zoubi(since December 2016, MaT) *Bara Fares(media spokesperson) *Muhammad Jarrah(spokesman) *Khazal al-Sarhan(until December 2016, NSyA) *Mozahem al-Saloum(spokesperson, former, NSyA) , clans = *Ghosts of the Desert *Allahu Akbar Brigade , area = Homs Governorate, Rif Dimashq Governorate, and Deir ez-Zor Governorate, SyriaAnbar Governorate, Iraq , headquarters = Al-Tanf , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Rahman Legion
The al-Rahman Legion ( ar, فيلق الرحمن, ''Faylaq al-Raḥmān'') is a Syrian rebel group that operated in Eastern Ghouta, in the outskirts of Damascus, and in the eastern Qalamoun Mountains. It was the main rebel group in Jobar, and was backed by Qatar. The group's leader is Abdul al-Nasr Shamir, a captain from rural Homs who defected from the Syrian Army in early 2012. The Legion has been described as an " Islamist" or as a non-jihadi/non- Salafi "political Islamist"Jennifer Cafarella and Genevieve Casagrande, Syrian Armed Opposition Powerbrokers', Middle East Security Report 29, March 2016, Institute for the Study of War organisation. It describes itself as "a revolutionary military entity aiming for the downfall of the Syrian regime," but does not seek to turn Syria into an Islamic state. In 2016, it was described as "one of the oldest standing opposition factions in Damascus and maintains high levels of local legitimacy and support." Under a surrender agreement, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Of Free Tribes
The Army of Free Tribes ( ar, جيش احرار العشائر, ''Jaysh Ahrar al-Ashayer''), previously called the Southern Command and the Collective of Free Southern Tribesmen, is a Syrian rebel coalition affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and was headed by Brigadier General Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi. The group was supported by Jordan. History The Southern Command of the Free Syrian Army was established on 5 September 2014 in the Quneitra Governorate. The group's commander, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Fahad al-Naimi, threatened to arrest any rebel deserting the group. It was reported on 3 November 2014 that the Southern Command convinced the al-Nusra Front to leave Ghadir al-Bustan and al-Qseibah villages in the Quneitra Governorate, some miles away from the Golan Heights. Member groups * Division 70 * Division 90 * Brigade Corps 72 * Infantry Brigade 71 * Infantry Brigade 73 * Infantry Brigade 305 * Brigade 51 * Brigade 52 * Brigade 53 * Brigade 91 * Brigade 92 * Brigade 93 * Briga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lions Of The East Army
The Lions of the East Army ( ar, جيش أسود الشرقية; ''Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiya'') is a Syrian rebel group formerly affiliated with the Free Syrian Army's Southern Front that was formed in August 2014 and is based in southeastern Syria. Many of the group's fighters are al-Shaitat tribesmen from the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The group was also active in Damascus city between January and July 2015, when its unit in Damascus merged into Jaysh al-Islam's 8th Brigade. It mainly focused on defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the eastern Syrian Desert, where it gained control over large areas since 2016. History The origins of the Lions of the East Army trace back to the rebellion in Deir ez-Zor Governorate from 2011 to 2014, when several rebel groups emerged to fight against Bashar al-Assad's government. Among these was "Liwa Bashair al-Nasr" (translated: "Victory of Good News Brigade"), founded by Tlass al-Salama in 2012. Salama eventually became o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forces Of Martyr Ahmad Al-Abdo
The Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo is a Syrian rebel group previously affiliated with the Free Syrian Army's Southern Front. The group was named after either Ahmad al-Abdo al-Saeed, a Syrian civilian who was killed in the early 2011 protests, or first lieutenant Ahmad al-Abdo, a rebel commander who was killed in action during the war. The group received support from the Friends of Syria Group. Structure and equipment As of 2017, the group claimed to have 2,000 fighters, including 500 defected soldiers and 30 officers from the Syrian Armed Forces. The head of the group is the "joint command council", led by Captain Ahmed Tamer. Fighters in the group typically operate in groups of 10. Its main equipment are Toyota Land Cruiser and Toyota Hilux gun trucks mounted with various weaponry including autocannons, heavy machine guns, recoilless rifles, and multiple rocket launchers. It also operate at least 1 T-62 and 2 T-55s. The group received BGM-71 TOW missiles as one of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Front (Syrian Rebel Group)
The Southern Front ( ar, الجبهة الجنوبية) was a Syrian rebel alliance consisting of 54 or 58 Syrian opposition factions affiliated with the Free Syrian Army, established on 13 February 2014 in southern Syria. By June 2015, the Southern Front controlled about 70 percent of Daraa Governorate, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies., but by 2018, the Front was defunct, with most of its fighters either integrating into Assad's army, or fleeing to FSA held lands in the north. Claims have been made by the Southern Front itself and by media in Britain, Germany and the United Arab Emirates that the Southern Front is being funded by the US and its allies, possibly through a US led Military Operations Center (MOC) based in Amman, Jordan. Since its formation, rebels said, field operation rooms have been added inside Syria to improve coordination between units. The coalition was "described by Western officials as the best organized of the mainstream op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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