Army of Revolutionaries

Army of Revolutionaries
جيش الثوار Jayš al-Thuwwār
One of the logos of Jaysh al-Thuwar
Leaders	Ahmed Mahmoud Sultan ("Abu Araj")[1] (general commander since late 2016) Abdul Malik Bard ("Abu Ali")[2] (former general commander until late 2016) Hasan Banawi ("Abu Juma")[3] (Tribal Forces top commander) Abu Raad Bakary[4] (Tribal Forces commander) Khalaf Mus'ab[5] Rami al-Agha[6] Former: Absi Taha ("Abu Omar")[7] (al-Qa'qa Brigade and former Army of Revolutionaries military commander) Omar Rakhmon ("Tariq Abu Zeid") [8][9][10] (former spokesperson) Abu Arab[11] (777th Regiment commander) Abdul Aziz Mirza[11] (Sultan Selim Brigade commander)
Dates of operation	3 May 2015–present
Headquarters	Tel Rifaat, Aleppo Governorate
Active regions	Al-Hasakah Governorate Aleppo Governorate Idlib Governorate Raqqa Governorate Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Ideology	Federalization of Syria Democracy
Size	1,800–3,000 fighters[12][13]
Part of	Syrian Democratic Forces[14] Al-Bab Military Council Former: Euphrates Volcano (dissolved, 2015) Fatah Halab (former, 2015)[11]
Allies	Northern Democratic Brigade Idlib Revolutionaries Brigade
Opponents	Islamic State Al-Nusra Front Ahrar al-Sham Syrian National Army  Turkey  Syria
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War[14] Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Rojava–Islamist conflict Tell Abyad offensive 2015 al-Hawl offensive Tishrin Dam offensive Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016) Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016) Manbij offensive Operation Euphrates Shield Western al-Bab offensive (September 2016) Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016) Battle of Raqqa Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–19) Battle of Baghuz Fawqani Operation Olive Branch Siege of Northern Homs Insurgency in Idlib Battle of Qashamli (2021)
Preceded by Syrian Revolutionaries Front Hazzm Movement

The Army of Revolutionaries (Arabic: جيش الثوار, romanized: Jayš al-Thuwwār), also known as Jaysh al-Thuwar, is a multi-ethnic armed Syrian rebel coalition that is allied with the primarily Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and participating in the Syrian Civil War as part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Established as a Free Syrian Army coalition in May 2015, with a presence in six governorates, its membership includes Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmen. With its stated aims of fighting both the Syrian government and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), it was expected to become one of the more relevant rebel alliances in northern Syria, consolidating the democratic rebel spectrum. It was considered one of the "potential powerbrokers" in the Aleppo, Hama, Idlib, and Latakia governorates.^[15]

While Jaysh al-Thuwar considers itself to be a part of the rebel mainstream and turned down the U.S. Train-and-Equip-Program because it wanted to be able to fight the Syrian government as well as ISIL, it has always been allied with the YPG. It therefore did not receive Turkish support, rejected the Friends of Syria Group,^[13] and became embroiled in open conflict with Islamist rebel groups.

Subsequently, Jaysh al-Thuwar retreated from rebel-held areas and further deepened its bonds with the YPG. In October 2015, it became one of the constituents of the Syrian Democratic Forces, increasingly integrating with the SDF's common frontlines against ISIL and other Islamist forces.

Although it cooperates with the YPG, Jaysh al-Thuwar still considers itself to be part of the Syrian Opposition.^[16]