The Authenticity and Development Front ( ar, جبهة الأصالة والتنمية; ''Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah'') is an alliance of rebel groups that is active during the
Syrian Civil War. The alliance is considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (from
Middle East Institute
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[Guide to the Syrian rebels](_blank)
''BBC'', 13 December 2013
Background
The coalition includes
Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians.
Although the alliance uses Syrian independence flag
As a result of the Syrian Civil War since 2011, there are at least two flags used to represent Syria, used by different factions in the war. The incumbent government of the Syrian Arab Republic led by the Ba'ath Party uses the red-white-black tri ...
s and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the Free Syrian Army
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) ( ar, الجيش السوري الحر, al-jaysh as-Sūrī al-ḥur) is a loose faction in the Syrian Civil War founded on 29 July 2011 by officers of the Syrian Armed Forces with the goal of bringing down the governm ...
. One of the groups involved was the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement ( ar, حركة نور الدين الزنكي ''Ḥaraka Nūr ad-Dīn az-Zankī'') was a Sunni Islamist rebel group involved in the Syrian Civil War. In 2014, it was reportedly one of the most influential factio ...
, which was also part of the Army of Mujahideen
Jaysh al-Mujahideen
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, war = the Syrian Civil War
, image = Flag of the Army of Mujahedeen (Syria).svg
, caption = Logo of the Army of Mujahideen
, active = 2 January 2014 – 25 January 2017
, ide ...
,[ though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition. The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made ]BGM-71 TOW
The BGM-71 TOW ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided") is an American anti-tank missile. TOW replaced much smaller missiles like the SS.10 and ENTAC, offering roughly twice the effective range, a more powerful warhead, and a greatly ...
anti-tank missile
An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a Missile guidance, guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy Armoured fighting vehicle, heavily armored military v ...
s captured from the 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 t ...
.
Member Groups
Current
* The White Shroud
*Army of Tawhid
**Tajamuu Alwiyat al-Iman Billah
**Liwa Hamah al-Aqidah
**Tajamuu Jund al-Badr Brigade 313
**Lions of Islam Brigade
**Talbisah Brigade
**Falcons of Talbisah Brigade
**Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan Brigade
**Sword of Islam Battalion
**Tajamuu Alwiyat wa Kataib Suyuf al-Haq
*Battalions of the People of Impact
*Abd Al-Rahman Battalions
*Miqdad Bin al-Aswad Battalion
*Division 60
*Jund al-Sham
Former Groups
*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 Syr ...
**Liwa Basha’ir al-Nasr
*Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement ( ar, حركة نور الدين الزنكي ''Ḥaraka Nūr ad-Dīn az-Zankī'') was a Sunni Islamist rebel group involved in the Syrian Civil War. In 2014, it was reportedly one of the most influential factio ...
*Liwa al-Fatah al-Mubin (Formerly part of the Allahu Akbar Battalions)
*Ibn Taymiyyah Mujahideen Brigades (Joined 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 ...
)
*New Syrian Army
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, caption = Syrian Independence Flag, flown by the Syrian Free Army and it’s predecessor factions
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(Expelled from Authenticity and Development Front, continued operations as independent group)
**Allahu Akbar Battalions
See also
*List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
A number of states and armed groups have involved themselves in the ongoing Syrian Civil War as belligerents.
Syrian Arab Republic and allies
A number of sources have emphasized that as of at least late-2015/early-2016 the Syrian Arab Republic ...
References
External links
Authenticity and Development Front official Twitter page
{{Syrian Civil War
Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war
Anti-ISIL factions in Syria
Military units and factions of the Syrian civil war
Military units and formations established in 2012