Quwat al-Ridha قوات الرضا | |
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Dates of operation | 2013 – present [1] |
Active regions |
Homs Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate Aleppo Governorate Daraa Governorate |
Ideology |
Shia Islamism Khomeinism |
Size | 20,000 claimed (August 2015) [2] |
Part of | Syrian Hezbollah ( fa) |
Allies |
Iran Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force |
Opponents |
Free Syrian Army Islamic Front al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Al-Ridha Forces ( Arabic: قوات الرضا, romanized: Quwwat ar-Riḍā) are a Hezbollah-trained and organized pro-government Syrian militia. [1] [3] Its members belong to Syria's small Twelver Shia community, mainly from the Homs region. [2] Its name refers to Shia Imam Ali al-Ridha [1]
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Quwat al-Ridha قوات الرضا | |
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Dates of operation | 2013 – present [1] |
Active regions |
Homs Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate Aleppo Governorate Daraa Governorate |
Ideology |
Shia Islamism Khomeinism |
Size | 20,000 claimed (August 2015) [2] |
Part of | Syrian Hezbollah ( fa) |
Allies |
Iran Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force |
Opponents |
Free Syrian Army Islamic Front al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Al-Ridha Forces ( Arabic: قوات الرضا, romanized: Quwwat ar-Riḍā) are a Hezbollah-trained and organized pro-government Syrian militia. [1] [3] Its members belong to Syria's small Twelver Shia community, mainly from the Homs region. [2] Its name refers to Shia Imam Ali al-Ridha [1]
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