Alliance of Southern Forces
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| Alliance of Southern Forces | |
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| تحالف قوات الجنوب | |
| Leaders |
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| Dates of operation | 9 February 2017 – 31 July 2018 |
| Active regions | |
| Part of |  Free Syrian Army
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| Allies | Revolutionary Army |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | |
The Alliance of Southern Forces was a Syrian rebel coalition consisting of 8 rebel factions from the Free Syrian Army's Southern Front. The group operated in southwestern Syria.[6] The coalition supported the High Negotiations Committee and its participation in the Geneva peace talks on Syria.[7]
Member groups
[edit]- Omari Brigades
- 18 March Division
- Martyr Houran
- Liberation of Houran
- Engineering and Rocket Battalion[4]
- Division of Decisiveness[1]
- Division of Righteousness
- 46th Infantry Division[1]
- 24th Infantry Division
- 69th Special Forces Division
- Free Men of Inkhil Brigade
- Murabitun Brigade
- Lions of Islam Brigade
- Fath al-Mubin Brigade
- Al-Bayt Brigade
- 1st Special Tasks Brigade
- Salvation Army[9]
- Free Nawa Division
- 8th Infantry Division[10]
- Martyr Jamil Abu Zain Sharaf Division
- Special Task Force Division
- Free Nawa Division
- Brigade of Dignity
History
[edit]On 19 May 2017, Mazen Jawad, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Walid, a commander of the Free Nawa Division of the Alliance of Southern Forces, was assassinated by unknown assailants at his home in Inkhil.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "FSA factions reorganizing in southern Syria". Now News. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ Lucas. "A MODERN HISTORY OF THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY IN DARAA" (PDF). Foreign Military Studies Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "AL-QAEDA TERRORISTS SUFFERING ENORMOUS LOSSES IN DER'AH AS PATRIOTIC ONSLAUGHT CONTINUES". Syrian Perspective. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 5 August 2015.
- ^ a b Illes Age (19 May 2017). "The assassination of a leading role in the band (nuclei are free) north shield". All4Syria.
- ^ "Coalition "forces of the South" includes eight factions and brigades ... and a preliminary step for integration". Sham News Network. 9 February 2017.
- ^ Thaer Al-Tahli (14 February 2017). "The Coalition Of Southern Forces To RFS: We Aim At Protecting Civilians And Fighting Regime And Terrorism, And We Support The Decisions Of HNC". RFS Media Office. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: #سوريا #درعا : بيان انضمام لواء راية الإسلام لفرقة فجر التوحيد التابعة للجبهة_الجنوبية. YouTube.
- ^ "Factions in Daraa & Quneitra announce military alliance "Salvation Army"". Syria Call. 27 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ oreusser (19 May 2017). "As a reaction, Ahrar Nawa published a statement calling on the population and groups to fight the proliferation of arms in the area.pic.twitter.com/3aPJd5XMwl".