''Jaysh al-Thawra'' , native_name_lang = ar , war = the Syrian Civil War , image = Syrian revolution flag.svg , caption = , active = 4 December 2016 – 31 July 2018 , ideology = , leaders = *Ahmed Ibrahim al-Qasim () *Suleiman al-Sharif (Abu Kanan) () *Capt. Iyad Qadr () *Lt. Col. Mohammed Hassan Salama () *Capt. Bara Nabulsi () *Omar Sharif () *Abu Ali Mustafa () *Firas Abu Hamza () *Abu Bakr al-Hasan () *Col. Khalid Nabulsi () *Abdullah al-Sharif () *Shaher al-Zubani () *Maher al-Masri (Abu Hudhayfah al-Shami) () , clans = , headquarters = , area = *

Daraa Governorate Daraa Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة درعا / ALA-LC: ') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 3,730 km2. It is bordered by Jordan to the south, Qune ...

Quneitra Governorate Quneitra Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة القنيطرة / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Al-Qunayṭrah'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in southern Syria, notable for the location of the Golan Heights. The ...

, size = 7,500+ fighters , partof =

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 ...

* Southern Front , predecessor = , successor = , allies = * Alliance of Southern Forces , split = , opponents = * *

Syrian Armed Forces The Syrian Arab Armed Forces ( ar, الْقُوَّاتُ الْمُسَلَّحَةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّورِيَّةُ, al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥah al-ʿArabīyah as-Sūrīyah) are the military forces of the Syrian Arab Re ...

, battles = Syrian Civil War *

Daraa Governorate campaign The campaign of the province of Daraa, which began on 14 November 2011 is a part of the Syrian Civil War, consisting of several battles and offensives in the province of southern Syria. Offensives * Daraa Governorate clashes (2011–13): Ser ...

Daraa offensive (February 2017) The campaign of the province of Daraa, which began on 14 November 2011 is a part of the Syrian Civil War, consisting of several battles and offensives in the province of southern Syria. Offensives * Daraa Governorate clashes (2011–13): Ser ...

Daraa offensive (June 2017) The Daraa offensive (June 2017) was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army and allies against rebel positions in the southern half of Daraa city. Rebels and government forces fought for control of the city's Palestinian refugee ca ...

Daraa offensive (June 2018) The 2018 Southern Syria offensive, code-named Operation Basalt ( ar, عملية البازلت), was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies against the rebels and ISIL in Southern Syria. The fighting began wi ...

, url = https://twitter.com/althawraarmy?lang=en The Army of the Revolution ( ar, جيش الثورة; ''Jaysh al-Thawra'') was a Syrian rebel alliance affiliated with the

Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army 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 S ...

. It was composed of 5 FSA factions which mainly operated in the

in southwestern Syria. One of its commanders stated that the group is a "temporary operations room" due to the separation between western and eastern Daraa, and that the "door is open" for other groups to join the alliance.

Member groups

* Yarmouk Army **United Sham Front * Mu'tazz Billah Army **Martyr Walid Qaisi Brigade *

Muhajireen The ''Muhajirun'' ( ar, المهاجرون, al-muhājirūn, singular , ) were the first converts to Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad's advisors and relatives, who emigrated with him from Mecca to Medina, the event known in Islam as the ''Hijr ...

and Ansar Brigade *

Hasan ibn Ali Hasan ibn Ali ( ar, الحسن بن علي, translit=Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī; ) was a prominent early Islamic figure. He was the eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ...

Brigade *Dawn of Islam Division *Free Nawa Forces **Free Nawa Brigade **Bani Umayya Brigade **Farouq Brigade **Omar Mukhtar Brigade **Southern Company **Gaza Houran Brigade **Clear Victory Brigade **Muhammad the Conqueror Brigade **Soldiers of Islam Brigade **Martyr Ahmad al-Awad Brigade **Omar ibn al-Khattab Brigade **Lions of the South Brigade **Technical Battalion

Yarmouk Army

The Yarmouk Army ( ar, جيش اليرموك; transliteration: ''Jaysh al-Yarmouk''), originally known as the ''Yarmouk Brigade'', is a prominent FSA rebel group operating in the Quneitra and Daraa governorates. The group is one of the units that has received BGM-71 TOW missiles. It joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014 and the

Hawks of the South The Hawks of the South (') was a Free Syrian Army coalition that was active during the Syrian Civil War. It was created on 27 December 2014 by Colonel Mohammed Khaled al-Duhni to strengthen the Southern Front. The coalition operated in eastern ...

coalition on 27 December 2014. In January 2016, the United Sham Front joined the group.

Mu'tazz Billah Army

The Mu'tazz Billah Army ( ar, جيش المعتز بالله; transliteration: Jaysh al-Mu'tazz Billah), formerly called the Mu'tazz Billah Brigade ( ar, لواء المعتز بالله; transliteration: ''Liwa al-Mu'tazz Billah''), named after al-Mu'tazz, is a FSA group active in Daraa. It also received TOW missiles from the Military Operations Center based in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. The group has clashed with the

Islamic Muthanna Movement The Islamic Muthanna Movement ( ar, حركة المثنى الإسلامية, ''Harakat al-Muthanna al-Islamiya'') was a Syrian Salafist rebel group based in Daraa that had been active during Syrian Civil War. After its formation in 2012 as the ...

. It was also previously part of the

Daraa Military Council The Daraa Military Council was a rebel coalition active in Daraa Governorate. The Daraa MC was the dominant rebel organization in Daraa Governotate in 2012, the year it was created. The group's leader, the defected Syrian Air Force colonel Ahmad ...

. On 11 September 2017,

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

Bara Nabulsi was appointed as the general commander of the Mu'tazz Billah Army, replacing

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

Khalid Nabulsi. Col. Nabulsi was previously the commander of the Southern Front's joint command operations room in 2014.

Muhajireen and Ansar Brigade

The Emigrants and Helpers Brigade ( ar, لواء المهاجرون والأنصار; transliteration: ''Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar'') was one of the earliest FSA groups formed in the Daraa Governorate. The group is affiliated with the Supreme Military Council and has received TOW and

HJ-8 The HJ-8 or Hongjian-8 and Baktar Shikan (Pakistani version) () is a second generation tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile system which was originally deployed by China's People's Liberation Army since the late 1980s. ...

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. It is one of the members of the

. The group is led by Captain Iyad Khaddour and Khalid Fathallah, the former of which became the overall commander of the Army of the Revolution.

Hasan ibn Ali Brigade

Dawn of Islam Division

The Dawn of Islam Division ( ar, فرقة فجر الإسلام; transliteration: ''Firqat Fajr al-Islam'') is a Syrian rebel group operating in the Uthman and Tafas districts of Daraa city as well as in

Busra al-Harir Busra al-Harir ( ar, بصر الحرير ''Buṣra al-Ḥarīr'', also spelled ''Busr al-Hariri, Basr al-Harir, Busra Hariri'') is a town in southern Syria, part of the Daraa Governorate situated in the Hauran plain. It is located northeast of Dar ...

in the north-east of

. Formed in February 2013, the group is led by

Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

Mohammed Hassan Salama. It is a merger between the Dawn of Islam Brigade and a number of smaller rebel groups. The group also received BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles. On 13 April 2015, the Dawn of Islam Division joined a number of other Southern Front groups in renouncing all ties with the

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 ال ...

. On 3 June 2017, it joined the Army of the Revolution.

References

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