Dawn of Freedom Brigades

Dawn of Freedom Brigades^[1]
Dawn of Freedom Brigades
تجمع ألوية فجر الحرية; Tajamu Alwiya Fajr al-Hurriya
Leaders	Hasan al-Banawi ("Abu Juma"); Faisal Saadoun ("Abu Layla"); Nizar al-Khatib ("Abu Laith"; former); Wael al-Khatib ("Abu Fuad") (POW); Muhammad Salah Shkoder †;
Dates of operation	2014–2015
Group(s)	Northern Sun Battalion; Euphrates Knights Brigade; Kurdish Front (2014);
Headquarters	Mare' and Kobanî
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate; Raqqa;
Part of	Free Syrian Army; Euphrates Volcano;
Allies	Kurdish Front; People's Protection Units; Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa; Levant Front; 16th Division;
Opponents	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Al-Nusra Front; Syrian Armed Forces;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Northern Aleppo offensive (February–July 2014); al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict; ; Battle of Aleppo (2012–16); Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) Siege of Kobanî; ;
Website	fajeralhuria.com
	Preceded by; *Descendants of Messengers Brigade (formerly Ghuraba al-Sham Front) Al-Tawhid Brigade eastern Aleppo faction; Succeeded by; Army of Revolutionaries

The Dawn of Freedom Brigades (Arabic: تجمع ألوية فجر الحرية, romanized: Tajamu Alwiya Fajr al-Hurriya) was a Free Syrian Army-affiliated Syrian rebel alliance which participated in the Syrian Civil War. It coordinated with the joint operations room Euphrates Volcano and eventually became part of the Army of Revolutionaries (Jaysh al-Thuwar) in 2015.^[14]

^ ^a ^b "The Dawn of Freedom Brigades: Analysis and Interview". Syria Comment. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "YPG and FSA set up 'Joint Action Centre'". Firat News. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "This website is currently unavailable". halabnews.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.
^ "Kurdish man in Kobane: 'IS trying to reach downtown Kobane'". BBC News.
^ ""Grievances response force" to arrest the leaders of the "dawn of freedom" north of Aleppo". El-Dorar. 24 December 2014.
^ "Syrian army kills military commander of the pool Brigades, the dawn of freedom Mohammed Salah Shkoder". Alahed News. 3 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Syrian rebels attack ISIS-held areas in Aleppo, killing dozens". ARA News. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^ "YPG and FSA form a joint military chamber to combat ISIS in Syria". ARA News. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ "YPG and FSA set up 'Joint Action Centre'". Firat News. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
^ "Jabhat al-Nusra eyes Idlib for Islamic emirate". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
^ "The Dawn of Freedom Brigades: Analysis and Interview". Syria Comment. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference details was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference leader was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Hasan Mustafa (16 November 2015). "An Analysis of Jaish al-Thuwar (The Army of Revolutionaries) – A Component of the Syrian Democratic Forces". Retrieved 5 December 2015.

[sc22oct-1] "The Dawn of Freedom Brigades: Analysis and Interview". Syria Comment. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[fn11sept-2] "YPG and FSA set up 'Joint Action Centre'". Firat News. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[newleader-3] "This website is currently unavailable". halabnews.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.

[4] "Kurdish man in Kobane: 'IS trying to reach downtown Kobane'". BBC News.

[grievous-5] ""Grievances response force" to arrest the leaders of the "dawn of freedom" north of Aleppo". El-Dorar. 24 December 2014.

[6] "Syrian army kills military commander of the pool Brigades, the dawn of freedom Mohammed Salah Shkoder". Alahed News. 3 June 2014.

[ara13oct-7] "Syrian rebels attack ISIS-held areas in Aleppo, killing dozens". ARA News. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

[8] "YPG and FSA form a joint military chamber to combat ISIS in Syria". ARA News. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[9] "YPG and FSA set up 'Joint Action Centre'". Firat News. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

[emirate-10] "Jabhat al-Nusra eyes Idlib for Islamic emirate". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[sc2oct-11] "The Dawn of Freedom Brigades: Analysis and Interview". Syria Comment. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[details-12] Cite error: The named reference details was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[leader-13] Cite error: The named reference leader was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[thuwar-14] Hasan Mustafa (16 November 2015). "An Analysis of Jaish al-Thuwar (The Army of Revolutionaries) – A Component of the Syrian Democratic Forces". Retrieved 5 December 2015.

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Dawn of Freedom Brigades^[1]
تجمع ألوية فجر الحرية Tajamu Alwiya Fajr al-Hurriya^[2]

Leaders	Hasan al-Banawi ("Abu Juma")^[3] Faisal Saadoun ("Abu Layla") Nizar al-Khatib ("Abu Laith"; former)^[4]^[3] Wael al-Khatib ("Abu Fuad") (POW)^[5] Muhammad Salah Shkoder †^[6]
Dates of operation	2014–2015
Group(s)	Northern Sun Battalion Euphrates Knights Brigade Kurdish Front (2014)
Headquarters	Mare' and Kobanî
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate^[7] Raqqa^[8]
Part of	Free Syrian Army Euphrates Volcano^[9]
Allies	Kurdish Front People's Protection Units Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa Levant Front 16th Division
Opponents	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Al-Nusra Front^[10] Syrian Armed Forces
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War^[7] Northern Aleppo offensive (February–July 2014) al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict Battle of Aleppo (2012–16) Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) Siege of Kobanî^[11]
Website	fajeralhuria.com
Preceded by Descendants of Messengers Brigade^[12] (formerly Ghuraba al-Sham Front)^[13] Al-Tawhid Brigade eastern Aleppo faction^[1] Succeeded by* Army of Revolutionaries