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Fatah Halab
Fatah Halab (), or Aleppo Conquest, was a joint operations room of Syrian rebel factions operating in and around Aleppo, Syria. Succeeding the Aleppo Liberation operations room, its establishment was announced on 26 April 2015. It stated that its aim was to conquer Aleppo City from Syrian government forces. In an October 2015 publication, the Washington D.C.–based Institute for the Study of War considered Aleppo Conquest as one of the "powerbrokers" in Aleppo Governorate, being both "anti-regime" and "anti-ISIS." Since the inter-rebel conflicts, defections and mergers which started in December 2016, Fatah Halab has become largely defunct. Member groups The operations room included both US-backed groups and Sunni Islamist groups. It included some groups which also participated in the Sunni Islamist Ansar al-Sharia operations room, but not others, such as al-Nusra Front. Previously al-Nusra coordinated with other groups through the ''Aleppo Operations Room''. Fatah Halab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ansar Al-Sharia (Syria)
Ansar al-Sharia () was a joint operations room of Sunni Islamist and Salafi jihadist rebel factions that operate in Aleppo, Syria. Its stated aim is seizing the city of Aleppo from the Syrian government in order to administer the city under Sharia law on the basis of a joint charter. In an October 2015 publication, the Washington D.C.–based Institute for the Study of War considered Ansar al-Sharia as one of the "powerbrokers" in Aleppo Governorate, being primarily "anti-regime" but not necessarily "anti-ISIS". Participants , the following groups participate in the operations room: * Al-Nusra Front * Mujahideen of Islam Movement * Supporters of the Caliphate Brigade * Ahrar ash-Sham * 1st Regiment * Ansar al-Din Front * Dawn of the Caliphate Brigades * Sultan Murad Brigade * Saraya al-Mee’ad * Companions Battalion * Soldiers of God Battalion See also * Fatah Halab * List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War A number of states and armed groups have involve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
