1st Coastal Division

1st Coastal Division
الفرقة الأولى الساحلية
Leaders
Dates of operation2014 – present
Active regionsIdlib Governorate
Latakia Governorate[1]
Part ofFree Syrian Army[1]
AlliesAhrar ash-Sham[citation needed]
Turkistan Islamic Party[citation needed]
Al-Nusra Front[citation needed]
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Preceded by
Chargers Brigade (part of the Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades)

The 1st Coastal Division, formerly known as the Brigade of the Chargers (Arabic: لواء العاديات), is a Syrian rebel group that is affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and has been vetted by the Friends of Syria Group. It received TOW missiles and operates in the Idlib and northern Latakia governorates. The group received training and funding from Qatar. It is a former member of the Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Third Russian air strike on Syrian rebel group kills leader". Reuters. 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ "11 FSA Factions in New Command in of "National Front Liberation"". Syria Call. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

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