Fatah Halab
| Conquest of Aleppo[1] | |
|---|---|
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Fatah Halab Participant in the Syrian Civil War | |
| Active | 26 April 2015 – present[2] |
| Area of operations | Aleppo, Syria[3] |
| Strength | 22,000[4] |
| Allies |
Ansar al-Sharia[5] Mare' Operations Room[5] |
| Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles and wars | |
Fatah Halab (Arabic: فتح حلب, lit. Conquest of Aleppo), or Aleppo Conquest, is a joint operations room of Syrian rebel factions operating in Aleppo, Syria. Succeeding the Aleppo Liberation operations room,[7] its establishment was announced on 26 April 2015[1][2] Its stated aim is to "liberate" Aleppo City from Syrian regime forces.[8]
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 Province, being both "anti-regime" and "anti-ISIS."[8]
Member groups
The operations room includes both Western-backed groups[9] and Islamist groups. It includes some groups that also participate in the Islamist Ansar al-Sharia operations room, but not others, such as al-Nusra Front.[10] Previously al-Nusra coordinated with other groups through the Aleppo Operations Room, an arrangement that the US objected to.[11]
The number of groups participating increased after its founding, and by 18 June 2015 there were 31 groups.[7] On 28 July, 19 FSA-linked groups joined it.
As of October 2015 they are a total of 50 groups of varying size, the following are the largest groups that participate in the operations room:[12]
- Ahrar ash-Sham
- Jaysh al-Islam
- Al-Fawj al-Awal
- al-Rahman Legion
- Levant Front
- Sham Legion[13][14]
- Syrian Turkmen Brigades
- 16th Division
- Alwiya al-Furqan
- Liwa al-Haqq
- Jaysh al-Sunna
- Suqour al-Jabal
- 13th Division
- Northern Division[15]
- Central Division
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13th Division - 16th Division[16]
- 46th Division[17]
- Jaish al-Izzah
See also
References
- 1 2 Masi, Alessandria (26 April 2015). "Syria’s coming battle for Aleppo: It's everybody against Assad and ISIS". International Business Times. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- 1 2 Bisaccio, Derek (26 April 2015). "Aleppo city operation". Foreign Policy Talk. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Syria: Coming together to fight Assad in Aleppo". al-Araby al-Jadeed. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Rebels assault regime supply lines in Hama ahead of Aleppo showdown". Syria Direct. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Peto Lucem". Twitter.
- ↑ "YPG, allies clash with Syrian opposition groups in Aleppo". Middle East Eye. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Infographic: "Fatah Halab" military operations room – coalition of 31 rebel factions". Archicivilians. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- 1 2 Cafarella & Casagrande 2015, p. 3.
- ↑ "Syria military resists major rebel assault in Aleppo". BBC News. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Template:Cite neFws
- ↑ Jamie Dettmer (January 27, 2015). "Exclusive: Obama Cuts Off Syrian Rebels’ Cash". The Daily Beast.
- ↑ Cafarella & Casagrande 2015, pp. 8–13
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/43ff4h/syrian_rebel_group_says_merges_with_others_to/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/43atch/aleppo_bunch_of_groups_have_merged_into_faylaq/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/3y0bfe/fsa_northern_division_tow_destroys_regime_t55_in/
- ↑ "BosnoSinj on Twitter". Twitter.
- ↑ "Free Syrian Army 46th Division Announces they will head to Aleppo". Reddit.
Sources
- Jennifer Cafarella; Genevieve Casagrande (7 October 2015). "Syrian Opposition Guide" (PDF). Backgrounder. Institute for the Study of War.
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