Levant Front
The Levant Front ( Arabic الجبهة الشامية, DMG al-Ǧabha aš-Šāmiyya ; English transliteration : al-Jabhat al-Shamiya ; German also: Al-Jabhat al-Schamia ) is an alliance of rebel groups established in December 2014 in the north of the Aleppo governorate in Syria . The Levant Front has not published a political program, but the vast majority of its founding members favor Syria under a Sunni agenda.
history
The establishment of the alliance of Sunni-Islamist groups from the Aleppo area was announced on December 25, 2014.
Just four months later, Sakaria Malahifdschi, head of the political office of the Levantine Front, announced on April 18, 2015 that the alliance would be dissolved due to problems with political coordination. However, military coordination should continue. However, on June 18, 2015, the continuation of the alliance was announced again. The new leader was the former military chief Abu Amr. A joint statement was published at the end of June.
In early 2016, the alliance became embroiled in skirmishes with advancing units of the Syrian government forces, which were advancing north of Aleppo , supported by Russian air strikes . At the same time, Kurdish troops of the People's Defense Units (YPG) attacked the positions on the Levant Front and captured the Menagh military airfield from them on February 11, 2016 .
In August 2016, the Levant Front stated that they wanted to capture Jarabulus from IS before SDF units had the opportunity. To do this, she joined Operation Euphrates Shield as part of the Free Syrian Army .
Founding organizations
The following groups were involved in the founding meeting in December 2014:
- the Islamic Front (Aleppo) with the leader of the dominant Al-Tawhid Brigade, Abdul Aziz Salama, also known as "Abu Jumaa" or "Hajji Anadan"
- the army of the Mujahideen ( Jaish al-Mujahideen ) with their leader Mohammed Bakkur, called "Abu Bakr"
- the Nur al-Din al-Zengi Brigades with their leader Tawfiq Shahabuddin
- the assembly "Do what you were commanded to do" ( Tajammu Fastaqim Kama Umirt ) with its leader Mustafa Berro, known as "Abu Qutaiba"
- The “Front of Originality and Development” ( Jabhat al-Asala wa-'t-Tanmiya ) with its representative Ibrahim Majbour
At that time, Abdul Aziz Salama was appointed commander-in-chief of the Levant Front and Mohammed Bakkur its military chief.
See also
- Jabhat Fatah asch-Scham (former Al-Nusra Front)
Web links
- shamiah.net (website of the Levant Front)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Syria Islamists Rebels form Islamist alliance in Aleppo , fr-online.de, December 25, 2014
- ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/syrian-rebels-merge-levant-front-gain-ground-north-1767562
- ↑ a b c d e f g Aron Lund: "The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite?" From December 26, 2014
- ↑ Announcement of the dissolution with photo of the leaders: بعد 3 أشهر من تشكيلها .. "الجبهة الشامية" بحلب تحلّ نفسها , eldorar.com, April 19, 2015
- ↑ "Jabhat al-Shamiya's new leader is its former military chief, Abu Amr: Ahrar al-Sham commander and former Sednayya:" Charles Lister , twitter.com, June 18, 2015
- ↑ بيان مشترك بخصوص محاولة تهجي ( Memento of the original from September 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , shamiah.net (The Shamiah Front Joint Declaration.)
- ↑ Suleiman Al-Khalidi: "Kurdish forces said to take air base near Turkish border" Reuters of February 11, 2016
- ↑ AFP: "Turkey: Syria border must be 'cleansed' of Islamic State" timesofisrael.com of August 22, 2016
- ↑ The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite? , carnegie-mec.org
- ↑ Top Syrian rebel commander Abdul Qadir al-Saleh dies , bbc.com, November 18, 2013
- ↑ The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite? , carnegie-mec.org
- ↑ Newspaper article about the founding meeting with a photo of the participants. The commander-in-chief of the Levant Front, Abdul Aziz Salama of the Al-Tauhid Brigade, is in the middle: الجبهة الشامية تجمع ثوار حلب مع بداية 2015 ( memento of September 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), sirajpress.com, December 25 2014.
- ^ Liwa al-Tawhid , stanford, edu
- ↑ Syria Map , stanford.edu
