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Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front

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Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front
جبهة تحرير الفرات الإسلامية
Jabhat al-Tahrir al-Furat al-Islamiyyah[1]
LeadersAbdullah Abu Raed[2]
Dates of operationFebruary 2014 – ? (defunct since late 2014)
Active regionsRaqqa Governorate, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, and Aleppo Governorate, Syria[1]
IdeologyIslamism
Allies Raqqa Revolutionaries Brigade
Free Syria Brigade
People's Protection Units[3]
Women's Protection Units
Kurdish Front[4]
Al-Nusra Front[5][6]
Ahrar al-Sham
Opponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[1]
Syria Syrian Armed Forces and allies
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Succeeded by
Euphrates Volcano

The Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front (Arabic: جبهة تحرير الفرات الإسلامية; Jabhat al-Tahrir al-Furat al-Islamiyyah) was a Syrian rebel alliance that was active during the Syrian civil war.[4] The group became defunct since late 2014.[7]

Affiliated groups[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The "Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front"". Al-Jazeera. 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "A new dialogue and collaboration in northern Syria between kurds and rebels". The Arab Chronicle. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi - Key Updates on Albukamal (Abu Kamal)". Brown Moses Blog. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ^ Siddique, Haroon; Whitaker, Brian (31 July 2012). "Syrian rebels 'overrun Aleppo police stations'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ^ Leverrier, Ignace (8 December 2013). "Deïr ez-Zor, à l'est de la Syrie. Des islamistes, des tribus et du pétrole…" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  7. ^ "The White Shroud: A Syrian Resistance Movement to the Islamic State". Syria Comment. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. ^ "The Factions of Raqqa Province". Syria Comment. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.