21st Combined Force (Syrian rebel group)
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| 101st Infantry Division | |
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| الفرقة 101 مشاة | |
.svg) Official logo of the 101st Division .svg) 101st Division Flag | |
| Leaders | Colonel Hassan Miri’I Hamadeh[1] |
| Active regions | Idlib Governorate Aleppo Governorate[1] |
| Ideology | Islamic democracy Secularism |
| Part of | Free Syrian Army[1] Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[2] Fatah Halab |
| Allies | Islamic Front Al-Nusra Front (formerly) |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[3] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The 101st Infantry Division (Arabic: الفرقة 101 مشاة), was a Syrian FSA-rebel group sanctioned by the Syrian National Council[1] and a part of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council.[2] It received U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles and is funded by the Supreme Military Council.[1] It notably includes religious minorities in leadership positions.[3]
On 6th May 2015, along with 13 other Aleppo-based groups, joined the Fatah Halab joint operations room.
On 8th December 2015, it merged with the Knights of Justice Brigade, to form the Northern Division.[4][5] On 5 February 2016 along with Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade, 13th Division and the Jaysh al-Nasr dissolved to form the Army of the North.[6][7]
History
The 101st Infantry Division suspended its cooperation with the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front on 21 July 2014. On 7 September 2014, 101st Division allied with four other rebel groups, including the Knights of Justice Brigade, into a new formation called the 5th Corps.[3]
Stance on Israel
The group's leadership stance on Israel can be described as hostile.[1]
Affiliated groups
- 1st Tank Brigade
- 3rd Tank Brigade
- 7th Special Forces Brigade
- 9th Infantry Brigade
- Special Missions Battalion[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Exclusive Interview: Former MIG pilot recounts audacious defection, talks TOW missiles". Tahrir Souri. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE – 18 Syrian revolutionary factions advancing toward a One Army project". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Merger of Five Rebel Factions into the Fifth Corps". National Coalition of Syrian and Revolutionary Forces. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Liwa Fursan Al-Haqq unite with Division 101 to form "Northern Division" : syriancivilwar". reddit.
- ^ "The 101 infantry division & Liwa Fursan al Haq fully merge under the name of The Northen Division . : syriancivilwar". reddit.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1563250310661805&set=a.1490616394591864.1073741827.100009305529546&type=3&theater
- ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/44c3xg/fsa_commander_announces_merger_of_four_well_known/?sort=new
