Front for the Liberation of the Golan
Front for the Liberation of the Golan | |
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Dates of operation | July 2006 - present |
Active regions | Syria |
Ideology | Syrian nationalism |
Allies | Syria Iran Hezbollah |
Opponents | Free Syrian Army Israel United States |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War, Israel–Hamas war |
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The Front for the Liberation of the Golan is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006[citation needed] shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War, viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel. Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through a military campaign.
The force is trained by Hezbollah, which in turn was trained by Iran.
It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers (many from the Syrian border with Turkey)[1][2] and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Brannon, Josh (2006-10-24). "Eizencott takes over N. Command". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2008-02-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Aaron Klein (January 9, 2006). "Baath officials say told to buy Golan property".
- ^ Kalman, Matthew (2006-12-10). "Next battleground will be a familiar one, Israelis say". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ Aaron Klein (January 9, 2006). "Baath officials say told to buy Golan property".