Jamal Maarouf
Jamal Maarouf is a secular Syrian rebel leader active during the Syrian Civil War who until recently was one of the most powerful rebel leaders in northern Syria.[1] He is the military chief of the Syria Revolutionaries Front and the leader of Syrian Martyrs' Brigade, both part of the Free Syrian Army.[2]
Biography
Before the popular uprising against president Bashar al-Assad, Jamal Maarouf was a construction worker. He was one of the first to take up arms in the Idlib province against Assad[2] and later against Islamic State group.[1] Marouf fled to Turkey after his force was defeated by Jabhat al-Nusra in late 2014.[2] Jamal Maarouf created the Syrian Martyrs' Brigade in December 2011 and later the Syria Revolutionaries Front with funding by Saudi Arabia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The rise and ugly fall of a moderate Syrian rebel offers lessons for the West
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Fall Of Jamal Maarouf, Symbol Of The Moderate Syrian Rebellion's Demise". World Crunch. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2015.