Syria Revolutionaries Front

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Syria Revolutionaries Front
جبهة ثوار سوريا
Participant in the Syrian civil war

Logo of the SRF
Active December 2013–present[1]
Leaders Jamal Maarouf[1]
Area of
operations
Syria
Strength 10,000-15,000[2]
Allies Islamic Front[3]
Army of Mujahedeen[4]
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[4]
Battles/wars Syrian civil war

The Syria Revolutionaries Front is an alliance formed in December 2013 by 14 Free Syrian Army (FSA) brigades as a response to the Islamist Islamic Front merger[5] though it is no longer affiliated with the FSA.[6] The name of the group has also been translated as the Syrian Rebel Front.[1] Following various clashes, the Islamic Front and the Syrian Revolutionaries Front have agreed to reconcile.[7] The coalition was spearheaded by Jamal Maarouf, head of the Syria Martyrs Brigade, a member of the SRF based in Jabal al-Zawiya, Idlib.[8] The group has supported the Geneva II Middle East peace conference that is aimed at resolving the Syrian civil war.[9]

Affiliated groups

  • Idlib Military Council
  • Syrian Martyrs' Brigade
  • Ahrar al-Zawia Brigades
  • Ansar Brigades
  • Coming Victory Brigades
  • Seventh Division
  • Ninth Division of Aleppo
  • Farouq al-Shamal Battalions
  • Ghab Wolves Brigade
  • Idlib Martyrs' Brigade
  • Ahrar al-Shamal Brigade
  • Riyad al-Salehin Battalions of Damascus
  • Farouq Battalions of Hama
  • Special Assignments Regiment of Damascus[10]

See also

  • List of armed groups in the Syrian civil war

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FSA alliance pushes back against Islamic Front". The Daily Star. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 
  2. "Al Qaida rebels leave mass grave behind as they desert base in Syria". McClatchy. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014. 
  3. "New Syria rebel alliance declares war on Al Qaida". AFP. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Syria rebels unite and launch new revolt, against jihadists". AFP. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014. 
  5. "Syria: New Rebel Alliance to Rival Islamists". Arutz Sheva. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 
  6. "Al Qaida rebels leave mass grave behind as they desert base in Syria". McClatchy. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014. 
  7. "FSA, Islamist factions pledge to reconcile". The Daily Star. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 
  8. "Syrian rebels try to agree peace talks stance in Turkey". Reuters. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  9. "Syrian rebels try to agree peace talks stance in Turkey". Reuters. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  10. Lund, Aron (13 December 2013). "The Syria Revolutionaries’ Front". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 16 December 2013. 
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