Galilee Forces
| Galilee Forces | |
|---|---|
| قوات الجليل Quwat al-Jalil | |
 Emblem of the Galilee Forces | |
| Leaders | |
| Dates of operation | 2012 – present |
| Group(s) | Badr Brigades[4] |
| Active regions | Syria, Lebanon (claimed), Gaza Strip (claimed)[2] |
| Ideology | Palestinian nationalism[2] Defensive Jihadism[2] |
| Size | 4,800 (claimed)[2] |
| Part of | Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return[2] |
| Allies |  PFLP-GC Syrian Army Hezbollah |
| Opponents |  Free Syrian Army Ahrar al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles and wars | |
The Galilee Forces (Quwat al-Jalil) are a Palestinian militia allied with the Syrian government, currently fighting in the Syrian Civil War. Its serves as the armed wing of the Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return (Arabic: حركة شباب العودة الفلسطينية, romanized: Harakat Shabab al-Oudat al-Falastinia).[2] The Galilee Forces have a sub-unit, the Badr Brigades, which is active in Aleppo.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Aymenn Al-Tamimi (6 May 2016). "Liwa al-Jalil: A New Pro-Assad Palestinian Militia". Syria Comment.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Aymenn Al-Tamimi (23 December 2015). "Quwat al-Jalil: A Pro-Assad Palestinian Syrian Militia". Syria Comment.
- ^ "Al-Jalil Forces: A New Palestinian Faction fights alongside the Syrian regime". Action Group For Palestinians of Syria. 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Pro-Assad regime Galilee militia's deputy commander been assassinated". Al-Dorar Al-Shamia. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Leith Fadel (3 June 2016). "Syrian Army enters Raqqa after liberating the Zakiyah Crossroad, 47 km to Tabaqa: map". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Territorial Control Map - Wadi Barada Pocket" (PDF). Omran Dirasat. 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Pro-regime Palestinian militia mourns 14 members killed by ISIS". Zaman al-Wasl. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Death of 6 members of Al-Jaleel Brigade, affiliated to the Syrian regime". Action Group for Palestinians of Syria. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Leith Aboufadel (24 April 2018). "Palestinians fight to retake Yarmouk Camp from ISIS". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
