This article needs to be updated.(December 2018) |
Authenticity and Development Front جبهة الأصالة والتنمية [1] Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah | |
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Leaders | Khalid al-Hamad [1] |
Dates of operation | November 2012 – present [2] |
Group(s) | Unification Army
[3] Lions of the East Army (Former) [4] The White Shroud |
Active regions | |
Ideology | Islamism [6] |
Part of |
Mujahideen Shura Council (2014–2015) Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army
|
Allies |
Turkey Tahrir al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Ahrar al-Sham Saraya Ahl al-Sham |
Opponents |
Syrian Arab Armed Forces Iran Russia Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [7] Hezbollah PFLP-GC Syrian Democratic Forces |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Authenticity and Development Front ( Arabic: جبهة الأصالة والتنمية; Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah) is an alliance of rebel groups that is active during the Syrian Civil War. The alliance is considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (from Middle East Institute) [10] and the BBC. [11]
The coalition includes Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians. [6] [12] [13] Although the alliance uses Syrian independence flags and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the Free Syrian Army. [14] One of the groups involved was the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which was also part of the Army of Mujahideen, [6] though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition. [15] The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles captured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [16]
This article needs to be updated.(December 2018) |
Authenticity and Development Front جبهة الأصالة والتنمية [1] Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah | |
---|---|
Leaders | Khalid al-Hamad [1] |
Dates of operation | November 2012 – present [2] |
Group(s) | Unification Army
[3] Lions of the East Army (Former) [4] The White Shroud |
Active regions | |
Ideology | Islamism [6] |
Part of |
Mujahideen Shura Council (2014–2015) Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army
|
Allies |
Turkey Tahrir al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Ahrar al-Sham Saraya Ahl al-Sham |
Opponents |
Syrian Arab Armed Forces Iran Russia Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [7] Hezbollah PFLP-GC Syrian Democratic Forces |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Authenticity and Development Front ( Arabic: جبهة الأصالة والتنمية; Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah) is an alliance of rebel groups that is active during the Syrian Civil War. The alliance is considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (from Middle East Institute) [10] and the BBC. [11]
The coalition includes Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians. [6] [12] [13] Although the alliance uses Syrian independence flags and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the Free Syrian Army. [14] One of the groups involved was the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which was also part of the Army of Mujahideen, [6] though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition. [15] The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles captured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [16]