National Liberation Front (Syria)
The National Liberation Front ( Arabic الجبهة الوطنية للتحرير, DMG al-Ǧabha al-waṭaniyya li-t-taḥrīr ) is a Syrian rebel coalition and identifies itself as part of the Free Syrian Army in the Syrian Civil War . The rebel group was formed by 11 rebel groups in May 2018. It split off from the Islamist Haiʾat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group and is active in the Idlib area in the north-west of the country. The rebel coalition gets support from Turkey .
history
At the beginning of January 2019 there was fighting against the Haiʾat Tahrir asch-Scham . The National Liberation Front lost many of its territories.
The National Liberation Front took part in the rebel offensive in June 2019. Several villages were recaptured through this.
On October 4th, the Turkish government announced that the National Liberation Front had now become part of the Syrian National Army . This is a rebel group set up in Syria by Turkey. This also sees itself as part of the Free Syrian Army.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Many factions in the province of Idlib are moving to merge under the name "National Liberation Front". May 11, 2018, Retrieved June 10, 2019 (UK English).
- ↑ 11 فصيلًا يشكلون "الجبهة الوطنية للتحرير" في إدلب. May 28, 2018, Retrieved June 10, 2019 (Arabic).
- ↑ Christoph Sydow: Syrian province of Idlib: The jihadists conquer, Turkey is watching . In: Spiegel Online . January 8, 2019 ( spiegel.de [accessed June 10, 2019]).
- ↑ ZEIT ONLINE: Syria: Jihadists expand influence in northwest Syria . In: The time . January 3, 2019, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed June 10, 2019]).
- ↑ Süddeutsche de GmbH, Munich Germany: Heavy fighting in Syria: Rebels start offensive - Political News. Süddeutsche Zeitung , June 6, 2019, accessed on August 25, 2020 .
- ^ Union of rebel groups. Retrieved December 4, 2019 .