Alwiya al-Furqan
| Criterion Brigades | |
|---|---|
| Alwiya al-Furqan | |
 Logo of Alwiya al-Furqan | |
| Leaders | Muhammad Majid al-Khatib[1] |
| Active regions | Quneitra Governorate(formerly) Damascus Governorate(formerly) Daraa Governorate(formerly)[1] Idlib Governorate[2] Aleppo Governorate |
| Ideology | Islamism |
| Size | ~2,000[1] |
| Part of | Tajammu Ansar al-Islam(formerly)[1] Fatah Halab(formerly)[3] |
| Allies |  Jordan[4] Free Syrian ArmySouthern Front  Tahrir al-Sham Ahrar al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant(2013) |
| Opponents |  Syria Iran Russia HezbollahIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant(after 2013) |
| Battles and wars | Syrian civil war
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Alwiya al-Furqan(Arabic:ألوية الفرقان,CriterionBrigades) is an independentIslamistrebel group involved in theSyrian Civil War.It claimed to be the largest Islamist rebel faction that operated in the easternQuneitra GovernorateandDamascus.[7][1]The group also held ties toJordanwhich allowed fighters from the group to cross into the country to receive medical aid. During a sermon the group's leader stated that the Syrian opposition was building a Caliphate in Syria, that the rebels should emulate the Islamic prophetMuhammadand his companions in doing so.
History
[edit]In May 2013, after the split between theal-Nusra FrontandIslamic State of Iraqafter the latter's refusal of a merger between the two and establishment of theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant,the group released a statement critical of al-Nusra's leaderAbu Mohammad al-Joulanifor his pledge of allegiance toal-Qaedain light of the dispute.[8]
In 2013, after achemical weapons attackin Eastern Ghouta, ISIL and al-Nusra conducted separate revenge attacks, Alwiya al-Furqa,Ahrar al-Shamand the Jesus Son of Mary Battalions joined the ISIL-led attacks which were code named "Volcano of Rage", and shelledAlawiteneighborhoods in Damascus, areas near theEmbassy of Russia in Damascusand theFour Seasons Hotel Damascus,where UN observers were reportedly staying to investigate the chemical attack.[9]
In September 2013, the group joined a joint operations room with Ahrar al-Sham andJaysh al-Islam.
In 2017 the group released a statement saying the group would end its cease-fire with the Syrian government in Damascus ifHezbollahorIRGCaffiliated groups entered the area.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdef"Muhammad Majid al-Khatib: A Rising Leader in the Free Syrian Army".Jamestown Foundation. 28 February 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-26.Retrieved25 August2014.
- ^"Assad Regime Loses Idlib to Jabhat al-Nusra and Rebel Offensive".Institute for the Study of War. 31 March 2015.Retrieved25 April2015.
- ^"Infographic:" Fatah Halab "Military Operations Room – Coalition of 31 Rebel factions".Archicivilians. 18 June 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 27 June 2015.Retrieved2 July2015.
- ^Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad."The Life of Abu Qasura Kanakari of Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed".Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
- ^"Booby-trapped targeted the rebels before (IS) controls over the town of Sheikh Saad, Daraa".30 March 2016.Retrieved31 March2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^Ellen FrancisU.S.-Russian ceasefire deal holding in southwest Syria,Reuters 9 July 2017
- ^"Factbox: Syrian rebels against opposition coalition".Reuters.September 25, 2013 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad."Jabhat al-Nusra's Relations With Other Rebels After the Bay'ah to Zawahiri".Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
- ^Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad."The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham".Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
- ^"Al-Furqan brigades warn against forming pro-Iranian militias in western Damascus countryside".Call Syria.September 21, 2017.[permanent dead link]
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