Syrian Liberation Front

Syrian Liberation Front
Syrian Liberation Front
Arabic: جبهة تحرير سوريا; Jabhat Tahrir Suriya
	The logo of the Syrian Liberation Front
Leaders	Hassan Soufan (general commander); Sheikh Tawfiq Shahabuddin; (deputy commander and Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement commander); Hussam Atrash; (head of political bureau); Capt. Khalid Abu Yaman; (military commander); Jaber Ali Pasha ("Abu Bara"); (Ahrar al-Sham deputy commander);
Dates of operation	18 February 2018 – present
Group(s)	Ahrar al-Sham; Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement(until 2019); Katibat al-'Iqaab[better source needed]; Sheikh Fadel al-Akel; Katibat al-Bayia Lillah; Katibat Usud al-Tawheed; Liwa al-Adiyat; Martyr Abu Omar Battalion;
Active regions	Syria Idlib Governorate; Aleppo Governorate; Hama Governorate;
Ideology	Sunni Islamism
Part of	Revolutionaries of Atarib (2018)[better source needed]; Maarrat al-Nu'man Military Council (2018); National Front for Liberation (since August 2018)
Allies	Turkey[better source needed]; Syrian National Army; Jaysh al-Ahrar; Suqour al-Sham Brigades[better source needed]; Tahrir al-Sham (sometimes, ceasefire since April 2018)
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Syrian Democratic Forces Tahrir al-Sham (ceasefire since April 2018)
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflict; ; Insurgency in Idlib; 2018 Hama offensive; Turkish military operation in Afrin;

Syrian Liberation Front (Arabic: Syria Liberation Front, Jabhat Tahrir Suriya, 'JTS' ) is a Syrian Islamist rebel group that was formed in early 2018.^[13] and is based out of the Aleppo Governorate in northwestern Syria.

^ ^a ^b "Ahrar al-Sham, Nour al-Din al-Zenki unify against Syrian regime". Daily Sabah with Anadolu Agency. 19 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "أحرار الشام والزنكي يشكلون "جبهة تحرير سوريا"". Baladi News Network. 18 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
^ "مصدر: جابر علي باشا قائدًا عامًا لـ "جبهة تحرير سوريا" للمزيد". Enab Baladi. 18 February 2018.
^ @badly_xeroxed (February 18, 2018). "Liwa al-Adiyat of the Badia Sector..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Hardline Syria rebels announce merger". Agence France-Presse. 19 February 2018.
^ "Syrian War Daily – 2nd of March 2018". 2 March 2018.
^ "Junta for Revolutionary factions of Ma'arat al-Nu'man taking actions to control security". Syria Call. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ "Meet the leading leaders of the "National Liberation Front"". Enab Baladi. 1 August 2018.
^ "Idlib Rebel Civil War – 28/2/18". Syrian War Daily. 1 March 2018.
^ "Syrian War Daily – 21st of February 2018". Syrian War Daily. 21 February 2018.
^ Waleed Khaled a-Noufal; Tariq Adely (22 February 2018). "Two of the largest factions in Syria's northwest merge, challenge HTS dominance". Syria Direct. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ Lindsey Snell (30 July 2018). "The Last of the Syrian Good-Guy Rebels". The Daily Beast.
^ "No imminent decision". Nexis Uni. Alef Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 2 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[ds-1] "Ahrar al-Sham, Nour al-Din al-Zenki unify against Syrian regime". Daily Sabah with Anadolu Agency. 19 February 2018.

[baladi-2] "أحرار الشام والزنكي يشكلون "جبهة تحرير سوريا"". Baladi News Network. 18 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[ali-3] "مصدر: جابر علي باشا قائدًا عامًا لـ "جبهة تحرير سوريا" للمزيد". Enab Baladi. 18 February 2018.

[4] @badly_xeroxed (February 18, 2018). "Liwa al-Adiyat of the Badia Sector..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[hardline-5] "Hardline Syria rebels announce merger". Agence France-Presse. 19 February 2018.

[6] "Syrian War Daily – 2nd of March 2018". 2 March 2018.

[junta-7] "Junta for Revolutionary factions of Ma'arat al-Nu'man taking actions to control security". Syria Call. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[meet-8] "Meet the leading leaders of the "National Liberation Front"". Enab Baladi. 1 August 2018.

[9] "Idlib Rebel Civil War – 28/2/18". Syrian War Daily. 1 March 2018.

[wordpress.com-10] "Syrian War Daily – 21st of February 2018". Syrian War Daily. 21 February 2018.

[challenge-11] Waleed Khaled a-Noufal; Tariq Adely (22 February 2018). "Two of the largest factions in Syria's northwest merge, challenge HTS dominance". Syria Direct. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[12] Lindsey Snell (30 July 2018). "The Last of the Syrian Good-Guy Rebels". The Daily Beast.

[Nexis_2-13] "No imminent decision". Nexis Uni. Alef Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 2 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Syrian Liberation Front
Arabic: جبهة تحرير سوريا Jabhat Tahrir Suriya
The logo of the Syrian Liberation Front
Leaders	Hassan Soufan^[1] (general commander) Sheikh Tawfiq Shahabuddin^[2] (deputy commander and Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement commander) Hussam Atrash^[2] (head of political bureau) Capt. Khalid Abu Yaman^[2] (military commander) Jaber Ali Pasha ("Abu Bara")^[3] (Ahrar al-Sham deputy commander)
Dates of operation	18 February 2018 – present
Group(s)	Ahrar al-Sham Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement(until 2019) Katibat al-'Iqaab^[4]^{[better source needed]} Sheikh Fadel al-Akel Katibat al-Bayia Lillah Katibat Usud al-Tawheed Liwa al-Adiyat Martyr Abu Omar Battalion
Active regions	Syria Idlib Governorate Aleppo Governorate Hama Governorate
Ideology	Sunni Islamism^[5]
Part of	Revolutionaries of Atarib (2018)^[6]^{[better source needed]} Maarrat al-Nu'man Military Council (2018)^[7] National Front for Liberation (since August 2018)^[8]
Allies	Turkey^[9]^{[better source needed]} Syrian National Army Jaysh al-Ahrar Suqour al-Sham Brigades^[10]^{[better source needed]} Tahrir al-Sham (sometimes, ceasefire since April 2018)
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces^[1] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syrian Democratic Forces Tahrir al-Sham (ceasefire since April 2018)^[11]
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflict Insurgency in Idlib 2018 Hama offensive Turkish military operation in Afrin^[12]