Northern Sun Battalion

Northern Sun Battalion^[1]
Northern Sun Battalion
كتائب شمس الشمال
Leaders	Muhammad Mustafa Ali ("Abu Adel") (co-general commander, 2014-16,[a] general commander since 2016); Faisal Saadoun ("Abu Layla") (DOW) (leading commander,[a] 2014-16); Adnan Abu-Amjad † (former deputy commander) ; Sherwan Derwish (commander and spokesperson); Brig. Gen. Mohammed Hammou (first commander); Adnan al-Ahmad (commander-in-chief in Hasakah Governorate); Raizan Abu Mahmoud (commander); Abdul Qader Sheikh Muhammad ("Abdo Dushka") † (field commander, killed in April 2015); Ibrahim al-Banawi (Soldiers of the Two Holy Mosques Brigade commander); Gaddafi Abu Ali Jreikh † (Dam Martyrs Brigade commander);
Dates of operation	April 2014 – present
Group(s)	Euphrates Brigades; Soldiers of the Two Holy Mosques Brigade; Euphrates Martyrs Brigade; Dam Martyrs Brigade; Al-Qusais Brigade; Manbij Turkmen Brigade;
Headquarters	Manbij, Aleppo Governorate
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate; Raqqa Governorate; Hasakah Governorate;
Ideology	Federalism; Democracy
Size	+100 (2014); 2,500 (self-claim in 2016);
Part of	Manbij Military Council; Syrian Democratic Forces; Free Syrian Army; Army of Revolutionaries (2015–2016); Euphrates Volcano (2014–2015); Dawn of Freedom Brigades (2014–2015);
Allies	People's Protection Units; Jabhat al-Akrad; Jabhat Thuwar al-Raqqa;
Opponents	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Northern Aleppo offensive (February–July 2014); ; Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) Siege of Kobanî; Tell Abyad offensive; 2015 Al-Hawl offensive; Manbij offensive (2016); Battle of al-Bab; Raqqa campaign Battle of Tabqa (2017); Battle of Raqqa (2017); ; ;

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The Northern Sun Battalion (Arabic: كتائب شمس الشمال, romanized: Katā'ib Šams aš-Šamāl) is an armed rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and part of the Syrian Democratic Forces that has been active during the Syrian Civil War.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Syrian Kurd leader urges Turkey to join fight against jihadists". Al Monitor. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ ""Under A Scorching Sun" A Special Report on the Recent Events Witnessed in Raqqa Governorate". Violations Documentation Center in Syria. August 2015.
^ "Hamza Hemze حمزة on Twitter".
^ ^a ^b "Shams al-Shamal fighters participating in Wrath of Euphrates". Hawar News Agency. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Kurds doggedly defend Ain al-Arab". Associated Press. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ "SDF plays central role in Syrian civil war" (PDF). Jane's Intelligence Review. January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^ Cihad Hammy (3 January 2017). "Rojava or Northern Syria?". Kurdish Question.
^ "Statement join several battalions in the countryside of Aleppo east to Sun Brigades North". Xeber 24. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "War on ISIS unites Syrian Kurds, Arabs and Christians". ARA News. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b Hasan Mustafa (16 November 2015). "An Analysis of Jaish al-Thuwar (The Army of Revolutionaries) – A Component of the Syrian Democratic Forces". Retrieved 15 February 2016.
^ "Revolution fighters". Hawar News Agency. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "Who is the "Jund al-Haramain Brigade", who joined the Democratic Forces for Syria to fight state regulation?". STEP News Agency. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
^ "#Syria - Five commanders of YPG-affiliated Arab group assassinated". Yalla Souriya. 4 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Commander of the Northern Sun Battalions in Kobani: Personally I am against the idea of a buffer zone". ARA News. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.
^ "US coalition spokesman: Arabs are leading Manbij campaign, not Kurds". ARA News. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016.
^ ARA News (3 April 2016). "Syrian rebels form military council to combat ISIS in Manbij مجلس منبج العسكري يطلق عملياته ضد داعش" – via YouTube.
^ "The Dawn of Freedom Brigades: Analysis and Interview". Syria Comment. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference adel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[am6may-1] "Syrian Kurd leader urges Turkey to join fight against jihadists". Al Monitor. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[2] ""Under A Scorching Sun" A Special Report on the Recent Events Witnessed in Raqqa Governorate". Violations Documentation Center in Syria. August 2015.

[3] "Hamza Hemze حمزة on Twitter".

[shams-4] "Shams al-Shamal fighters participating in Wrath of Euphrates". Hawar News Agency. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[ap5dec-5] "Kurds doggedly defend Ain al-Arab". Associated Press. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[6] "SDF plays central role in Syrian civil war" (PDF). Jane's Intelligence Review. January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

[7] Cihad Hammy (3 January 2017). "Rojava or Northern Syria?". Kurdish Question.

[statement-8] "Statement join several battalions in the countryside of Aleppo east to Sun Brigades North". Xeber 24. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[ara21nov-9] "War on ISIS unites Syrian Kurds, Arabs and Christians". ARA News. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

[analysis-10] Hasan Mustafa (16 November 2015). "An Analysis of Jaish al-Thuwar (The Army of Revolutionaries) – A Component of the Syrian Democratic Forces". Retrieved 15 February 2016.

[11] "Revolution fighters". Hawar News Agency. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[12] "Who is the "Jund al-Haramain Brigade", who joined the Democratic Forces for Syria to fight state regulation?". STEP News Agency. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[13] "#Syria - Five commanders of YPG-affiliated Arab group assassinated". Yalla Souriya. 4 February 2017.

[ara10sept-14] "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.

[buffer-15] "Commander of the Northern Sun Battalions in Kobani: Personally I am against the idea of a buffer zone". ARA News. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.

[16] "US coalition spokesman: Arabs are leading Manbij campaign, not Kurds". ARA News. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016.

[17] ARA News (3 April 2016). "Syrian rebels form military council to combat ISIS in Manbij مجلس منبج العسكري يطلق عملياته ضد داعش" – via YouTube.

[sc20ct-18] "The Dawn of Freedom Brigades: Analysis and Interview". Syria Comment. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

[adel-19] Cite error: The named reference adel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Northern Sun Battalion^[1]
كتائب شمس الشمال

Leaders	Muhammad Mustafa Ali ("Abu Adel")^[2] (co-general commander, 2014-16,^[a] general commander since 2016)^[3]^[4] Faisal Saadoun ("Abu Layla") (DOW) (leading commander,^[a] 2014-16)^[5] Adnan Abu-Amjad † (former deputy commander) ^[6] Sherwan Derwish (commander and spokesperson)^[7] Brig. Gen. Mohammed Hammou (first commander)^[8] Adnan al-Ahmad (commander-in-chief in Hasakah Governorate)^[9] Raizan Abu Mahmoud (commander)^[10] Abdul Qader Sheikh Muhammad ("Abdo Dushka") † (field commander, killed in April 2015)^[11] Ibrahim al-Banawi (Soldiers of the Two Holy Mosques Brigade commander)^[12] Gaddafi Abu Ali Jreikh †^[13] (Dam Martyrs Brigade commander)
Dates of operation	April 2014 – present
Group(s)	Euphrates Brigades Soldiers of the Two Holy Mosques Brigade Euphrates Martyrs Brigade Dam Martyrs Brigade Al-Qusais Brigade Manbij Turkmen Brigade
Headquarters	Manbij, Aleppo Governorate
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate Raqqa Governorate^[14] Hasakah Governorate
Ideology	Federalism Democracy^[15]
Size	+100 (2014)^[5] 2,500 (self-claim in 2016)^[16]
Part of	Manbij Military Council^[17] Syrian Democratic Forces Free Syrian Army Army of Revolutionaries (2015–2016) Euphrates Volcano^[14] (2014–2015) Dawn of Freedom Brigades (2014–2015)
Allies	People's Protection Units Jabhat al-Akrad Jabhat Thuwar al-Raqqa
Opponents	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant^[14]
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Northern Aleppo offensive (February–July 2014) Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) Siege of Kobanî^[18] Tell Abyad offensive^[10] 2015 Al-Hawl offensive^[9] Manbij offensive (2016) Battle of al-Bab Raqqa campaign^[4] Battle of Tabqa (2017) Battle of Raqqa (2017)