Syrian Revolutionaries Front

Syrian Revolutionaries Front
Syrian Revolutionaries Front
جبهة ثوار سوريا
	; Logo of the SRF
Leaders	Jamal Maarouf (overall leader, northern branch); Col. Afif Suleiman (Idlib commander, resigned July 2014); Maj. Abu Osama al-Jolani (southern branch); Brig. Gen. Yahya al-Abdi (63rd Southern Division); Capt. Abu Hamza al-Naimi † (southern branch);
Dates of operation	December 2013 – 5 May 2015 (main Idlib and Aleppo branch); December 2013 – 31 July 2018 (southern branch) [citation needed];
Headquarters	Quneitra Governorate, Syria
Active regions	Daraa Governorate, Quneitra Governorate, Rif Dimashq Governorate, and Damascus Governorate, Syria
Ideology	Non-ideological (overall group) Islamic democracy (majority of groups); Secularism (some groups);
Size	10,000–15,000 (2014); 7,000 (2016);
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front Southern Alliance; ;
Allies	Saudi Arabia (until 2017); Jordan (until 2018); Qatar; Jaysh al-Islam; Army of Mujahideen (formerly); Al-Nusra Front (sometimes) Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (formerly); ; United States (until July 2017); Turkey (until 2015);
Opponents	Syria; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Khalid ibn al-Walid Army; ; Al-Nusra Front (sometimes); Jund al-Aqsa;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Syrian opposition–Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign; Daraa Governorate campaign Daraa offensive (October 2014); First Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin; Daraa offensive (January 2015); Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015); Daraa offensive (June–July 2015); Second Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin; Daraa offensive (March–April 2016); ISIL Daraa offensive (February 2017); ; 2014 Quneitra offensive; al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict;

The Syrian Revolutionaries Front (Arabic: جبهة ثوار سوريا, Jabhat Thowar Suriya, SRF, also translated Syrian Rebel Front^[1]) was an alliance of 14 relatively moderate religious and some secular armed groups fighting under the banner of the Free Syrian Army, formed in December 2013, thus according to Arutz Sheva further sidelining the FSA and its leadership Supreme Military Council.^[16] It was established as a response to the merger of Islamist Syrian rebels into the Islamic Front.^[16]

^ ^a ^b ^c "FSA alliance pushes back against Islamic Front". The Daily Star. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lund, Aron (13 December 2013). "The Syria Revolutionaries' Front". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b David Ignatius (19 March 2016). "As the Syrian cease-fire holds, signs of progress against extremists". The Washington Post.
^ "Military factions announce the formation of the 63rd Division of Quneitra countryside declaring its objectives". Al-Dorar al-Shamia. 17 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Syria Revolutionaries Front Commander Killed in Car Bomb Attack on Quneitra Base". Syria Observer/Enab Baladi. 3 March 2016.
^ "Al Qaida rebels leave mass grave behind as they desert base in Syria". McClatchy. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ Aron Lund (21 March 2014). "Does the "Southern Front" Exist?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
^ "A new military alliance in the Syrian south, what does it consist of?". Al-Dorar al-Shamia. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Jabhat al-Nusra, IS clash in Daraa". Al Monitor. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "Aleppo: Syria's Stalingrad?". National Interest. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ "Syria rebels unite and launch new revolt, against jihadists". AFP. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ "Al Qaeda seizes territory from moderate Syrian group". Reuters. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "New Syria rebel alliance declares war on Al Qaida". AFP. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ "Reinforcements rush to Aleppo as battles rage". The Daily Star. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ "Al-Qaeda defeats Syrian moderate rebels in Idlib". ARA News. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Syria: New Rebel Alliance to Rival Islamists". Arutz Sheva. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[ds17Dec-1] "FSA alliance pushes back against Islamic Front". The Daily Star. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[CarnegieMEC-2] Lund, Aron (13 December 2013). "The Syria Revolutionaries' Front". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[progress-3] David Ignatius (19 March 2016). "As the Syrian cease-fire holds, signs of progress against extremists". The Washington Post.

[63rd-4] "Military factions announce the formation of the 63rd Division of Quneitra countryside declaring its objectives". Al-Dorar al-Shamia. 17 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[car-5] "Syria Revolutionaries Front Commander Killed in Car Bomb Attack on Quneitra Base". Syria Observer/Enab Baladi. 3 March 2016.

[6] "Al Qaida rebels leave mass grave behind as they desert base in Syria". McClatchy. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[7] Aron Lund (21 March 2014). "Does the "Southern Front" Exist?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[8] "A new military alliance in the Syrian south, what does it consist of?". Al-Dorar al-Shamia. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[am16dec-9] "Jabhat al-Nusra, IS clash in Daraa". Al Monitor. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[ni22april-10] "Aleppo: Syria's Stalingrad?". National Interest. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[AFP4Jan-11] "Syria rebels unite and launch new revolt, against jihadists". AFP. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[12] "Al Qaeda seizes territory from moderate Syrian group". Reuters. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

[gn-13] "New Syria rebel alliance declares war on Al Qaida". AFP. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[14] "Reinforcements rush to Aleppo as battles rage". The Daily Star. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[ara2nov-15] "Al-Qaeda defeats Syrian moderate rebels in Idlib". ARA News. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[arutz2013-16] "Syria: New Rebel Alliance to Rival Islamists". Arutz Sheva. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

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Syrian Revolutionaries Front
جبهة ثوار سوريا
Logo of the SRF
Leaders	Jamal Maarouf (overall leader, northern branch)^[1] Col. Afif Suleiman (Idlib commander, resigned July 2014)^[2] Maj. Abu Osama al-Jolani (southern branch)^[3] Brig. Gen. Yahya al-Abdi (63rd Southern Division)^[4] Capt. Abu Hamza al-Naimi † (southern branch)^[5]
Dates of operation	December 2013 – 5 May 2015 (main Idlib and Aleppo branch)^[1] December 2013 – 31 July 2018 (southern branch) ^{[citation needed]}
Headquarters	Quneitra Governorate, Syria
Active regions	Daraa Governorate, Quneitra Governorate, Rif Dimashq Governorate, and Damascus Governorate, Syria^[2]
Ideology	Non-ideological (overall group)^[2] Islamic democracy (majority of groups) Secularism (some groups)
Size	10,000–15,000 (2014)^[6] 7,000 (2016)^[3]
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front^[7] Southern Alliance^[8]
Allies	Saudi Arabia (until 2017) Jordan (until 2018) Qatar Jaysh al-Islam Army of Mujahideen (formerly) Al-Nusra Front (sometimes)^[9] Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (formerly)^[10] United States (until July 2017) Turkey (until 2015)
Opponents	Syria Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant^[11] Khalid ibn al-Walid Army Al-Nusra Front (sometimes) Jund al-Aqsa^[12]^[9]
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Syrian opposition–Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict^[13] Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)^[14] Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign Daraa Governorate campaign Daraa offensive (October 2014) First Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin Daraa offensive (January 2015) Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) Daraa offensive (June–July 2015) Second Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin Daraa offensive (March–April 2016) ISIL Daraa offensive (February 2017) 2014 Quneitra offensive al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict^[15]