List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

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A number of armed groups have involved themselves in the ongoing Syrian Civil War.

Generic list[edit]

Overall conflict (2011–present)[edit]

Syria Syrian Arab Republic and allies Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Syrian Opposition
al-Qaeda network
and allies
Rojava Kurdish self-administration
and allies
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and allies
Syria Syrian government forces

Allied armed groups:

InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah[29]
 Iran[30][31][32]

 Russia[38]

Armament support:

Non-lethal support:

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Syrian opposition

Allied armed groups:

Joint operations rooms:[83]

Armament support:

Non-lethal support:


Rojava Kurdish Supreme Committee

Allied armed groups:

Syriac Union Party

Iraqi Kurdistan

Armament support:

Intervention airstrikes:

Non-lethal support:

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

See: Syrian opposition–ISIL Conflict

Military situation in the Syrian Civil War.
  Controlled by Syrian Government forces
  Controlled by Kurdish forces (Rojava)
  Controlled by al-Nusra Front
  Controlled by Syrian opposition forces

(For a more detailed map, see Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War)


Notes[edit]

Spillover[edit]

Lebanon (2011–present)[edit]

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Syrian National Council
al-Qaeda network and allies
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
 Lebanon
Syria Allies of the Syrian government
Others
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Free Syrian Army

Supported by:
Future Movement


Al-Nusra Front
Fatah al-Islam
Jund al-Sham
Abdullah Azzam Brigade


Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

 Lebanon

Syrian Social Nationalist Party[168]
Hezbollah[29]
Arab Democratic Party[14]


Lebanese Communist Party[169]

Turkey (2012–present)[edit]

Syria Syrian government Turkey Turkish government
 Syria  Turkey

Israel (2012-present)[edit]

Syria Syrian government
and allies
al-Qaeda network
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Syrian National Council
 Israel
 Syria

Hezbollah

Al-Nusra Front

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Free Syrian Army

Badge of the Israel Defense Forces.svg Israel Defense Forces

Jordan (2012-present)[edit]

 Jordan Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
 Jordan Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Iraq (2013–present)[edit]

Syria Syrian government
and allies
al-Qaeda network
 Syria

 Iraq

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Al-Nusra Front
Iraq Free Iraqi Army

Detailed list[edit]

Syrian government and allies[edit]

Name Leader Involved since Strength Description Ideology
Syrian Armed Forces Bashar al-Assad March 2011 Approximately 178,000(army without air and naval forces)[170] Government's primary military force. Ba'athism
Secularism
National Defense Force Bashar al-Assad 2013[171] 80,000[172] Government counter-insurgency force. Secularism
Syrian Resistance Mihraç Ural 2011 2,000 Pro-government Marxist militia. Socialism
Marxism-Leninism
Ba'ath Brigades Bashar al-Assad 2012 7,000[173] Pro-government counter-insurgency militia. Ba'athism
Secularism
Arab Nationalist Guard 2013 1,000+[174] Pan-Arabic group from various Arab Countries. Secularism
Pan-Arabism
Shia Militias:
Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah 2012[171] 2,000[175] Militant group based in Lebanon, designated by the US as a terrorist group. Shia Islamism
Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas Abu Ajeeb 2012 10,000[8] Shia Syrian militant group formed due to desecration of shrines, heritage sites and place of worship by the rebels. It is Active around Damascus. Shia Islamism
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Akram al-Kaabi 2012 An offshoot of Iraqi Shia insurgent group. It is active around Aleppo. Shia Islamism
Kata'ib Hezbollah 2012 An Iraqi Shia militia Shia Islamism
Badr Organization 2012 An Iraqi Shia militia Shia Islamism
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada 2013 An Iraqi Shia militia Shia Islamism

Syrian Opposition and allies[edit]

Name Leader Involved since Strength Description Ideology
Free Syrian Army Abdul-Ilah al-Bashir July 2011 40,000[176] Main opposition group. Initially an umbrella term for defected Syrian soldiers, later became more organized. Secularism[citation needed]
Sunni Militias:
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union Muhammad Abu al-Fatih December 2013 15,000[177] Merger of Damascus area rebel groups[177] Sunni Islamism
Sham Legion Mondher Saras[79] 10 March 2014[79] Alliance of 19 different groups[178] Islamic democracy[79]
Authenticity and Development Front Khalid al-Hammad November 2012 13,000[179] Sunni Islamism
Army of Mujahedeen January 2014[180] ≈5,000[181] Coalition of Aleppo area Islamist rebels formed to fight ISIL. Sunni Islamism[182]

Al-Qaeda network[edit]

Name Leader Involved since Strength Description Ideology
Al-Nusra Front Abu Mohammad al-Golani[183] January 2012 7,000[184]–15,000[185] Designated by the US as a terrorist group. Pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda. Salafist jihadism
Islamic fundamentalism
Jabhat Ansar al-Din[131] 25 July 2014[131] Alliance of independent jihadist groups[131][186]

Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant[edit]

Name Leader Involved since Strength Description Ideology
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi April 2013 80,000 (up to 50,000 in Syria and 30,000 in Iraq)[187][188] Formerly Al-Qaeda's branch in Iraq, it has declared itself a Caliphate and is now in conflict with most other rebel groups, the Assad government and Kurdish militias. Designated or called a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the US and other states. Salafist Jihadism
Caliphate

Syrian Kurdistan and allies[edit]

Name Leader Involved since Strength Description Ideology
People's Protection Units (YPG) /
Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
Sipan Hemo 2012 50,000 [189][190][191] YPG and YPJ are the armed forces of the People’s Council of West Kurdistan (MGRK), which is dominated by the Democratic Union Party (PYD). While the PYD wants it to be the armed forces of all Kurdish Supreme Committee, the Kurdish National Council (ENKS) member parties prefer their own parties' militias. Democracy and
Kurdish autonomy.[192][88][190][193]
Jabhat al-Akrad Hajji Ahmed Kurdi 2012 7,000[194] Ex-Free Syrian Army brigade, close to YPG Pro-Kurdish rights
Anti-Assad government
Kurdish National Council (KNC) Feysel Yusuf 2012 1,500[144]
Note: Figure claimed by the leader of one minor party within the bloc, but no known participation in any conflict.
Opposition alliance of smaller Kurdish parties within the Supreme Committee
Note: Largely dominated by the KDP-S, which also formed a separate caucus called the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union. Most members are politically tied to either the KDP or the PUK in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Kurdish nationalism
Kurdish autonomy
Liberal democracy

Coalitions[edit]

Note:

  • Groups that are part of multiple coalitions or sub-groups are listed twice, although their subsequent sub-groups will not necessarily be repeated.
  • This section aims to include all sub-groups involved in the Syrian Civil War. It is incomplete.

Rebel coalitions[edit]

Active nationwide coalitions[edit]

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Free Syrian Army
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Farouq Brigades

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Syria Revolutionaries Front[195]

Syrian Turkmen Brigades[198]

  • Aleppo Turkmen Brigade
  • Turkmen Mountain Brigade
  • Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror Brigade
  • Yıldırım Beyazıt Brigade
  • Enver-ül Hak Brigade
  • Zahir Baybars Brigade
  • Homs Alparslan Brigade
  • Damascus Imam al-Zahabi Brigade
  • Shukur-ül Türkmen Brigade
  • Nurettin Zengi Brigade


Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ghuraba al-Sham[199]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg National Unity Brigades[179][200]

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Abdel Rahman al-Shabandar Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs of the Syrian Revolution Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Joul Jamal Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs of Badama Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs of the Wastani Mountains Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ahmad Maryoud Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Youssef Al-Admeh Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Tamer Al-Awam Brigade

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ammar bin Yassir Battalion (Idlib province)[201]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hamzah Al-Khateeb Battalion (Idlib city)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Al-Furqan Battalion (Idlib province)[202]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Harmoush Battalion (Idlib province)[203]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs Ma'arat Nu'man Battalion (Idlib province)[204]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Shield of Islam Battalion (Idlib province)[205]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Salaheddine Al-Ayoubi Battalion (Jisr ash-Shugur)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Qashoush Battalion (Hama city)[206]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Aboul Fidaa Battalion (Hama province)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hizb ut-Tahrir

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Saad Bin Moaz Battalion (Hama province)
    • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg al-Nasser Brigades
    • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ziaab al-Ghab Brigade

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Liwa Ahrar Souriya [179]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Moawiyah Bin Abi Sufian (Damascus city)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Houriyeh Battalion (Aleppo city)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ababeel Battalion (Aleppo province)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Lions of Shahba Battalion (Aleppo province)[207]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Saad Allah Al-Jabiri Battalion (Aleppo province)[208]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Omari Battalion (Daraa/Hauran)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Qassam Battalion (Jableh)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Suqur Battalion (Latakia)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Samer Nunu Battalion (Baniyas)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Mishaal Tammo Battalion (Qamishli)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Odai Al-Tayi Battalion (Hasakah)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Omar Ibn al-Khattab Battalion (Deir ez-Zor city)[209]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Moaz Al-Raqad Battalion (Deir ez-Zor province)

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Allahu Akbar Battalion (Abu Kamal)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Dawn of Freedom Battalion (Homs province)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Bakkour Battalion (Homs province)[210]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ramy Al-Sayeed Battalion (Homs province)[211]

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Rijal al-Umma Brigade (Homs province)

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Tel Kalakh Martyrs' Battalion (Homs province)

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Shuhada al-Badiya Brigade (Homs province)
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg al-Karama Brigade (Homs province)

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ahmad Nayif al-Sukhni Battalion (Ar-Raqqah)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Abu Obeidah bin al-Jarrah Battalion (Damascus province)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Souqour Dimashq Battalion (Damascus city)

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Jesus Christ Brigade[214]

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ansar Allah (God's Supporters) Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Saint George Battalion (all-Christian)

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Saint George Battalion[215]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ansar Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg 19th Division
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Northern Storm Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ahrar al-Jazeera[216]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Tahrir Souriya Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Liwa Abd Aziz Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Jeish Mohammad Brigade[217]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hazzm Movement[218]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqa[219][220]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front[221]

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Jihad in the Path of God Brigade[58]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Dawn of Freedom Brigades[223]

Battalion of the Free Men of Hadr (Quneitra) [224]
Sultan Pasha Al-Atrash Battalion (As-Suwayda) [225]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Free Alawite Front [226]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Al-Tawhid Brigade (Eastern branch)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Jarabulus Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Raqqa Guardians Rebels
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Al-Qassas Army[227]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Southern Front

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Jaysh al-Ummah

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg United Sham Front

  • Damascus Martyrs’ Brigade
  • Lions of Al-Rahman Brigade[63]

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Southern Command

  • Division 70
  • Infantry Brigade 71
  • Brigade Corps 72
  • Infantry Brigade 73
  • Division 90
  • Brigade 91
  • Brigade 92
  • Brigade 93
  • Brigade 94
  • Brigade 95
  • Tank Battalion 911
  • Sapper Battalion 50
  • Brigade 51
  • Brigade 52
  • Brigade 53
  • "Knights of Sharia" Battalion
  • "Horan" Commando Battalion
  • Martyrs Brigade of Nawa
  • The Banner of the Liberation of Nawa
  • Omar Mukhtar Brigade
  • Supporters of the Rightfulness Brigade
  • Abdullah Hourani Brigade
  • Special Brigade of South Farouk
  • Assault Brigade Horan
  • Homs Walid Brigade
  • Infantry Brigade 305
  • Special Tasks Battalion[233]

First Army


Former members
Suqour al-Sham Brigade defected to the Islamic Front[235]
Liwaa al-Umma defected to the Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance[136]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Division 19 joined the Army of Mujahedeen, although it never fully defected.
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Jabhat al-Akrad was expelled after having connections to the PKK. It has allied itself with the People's Protection Units and has cooperated with the Free Syrian Army.
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Jaysh al-Ummah left the rebels and defected to the government.

Islamic Front

Al-Tawhid Brigade
Ahrar ash-Sham
Jaysh al-Islam (Damascus)
Ansar al-Sham (Lattakia)
Liwa al-Haqq (absorbed into Ahrar ash-Sham)
Suqour al-Sham (Idlib) (absorbed into Ahrar ash-Sham)
Kurdish Islamic Front (absorbed into Ahrar ash-Sham)

Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance[136][218]
Jund al-Aqsa

Liwaa al-Umma
Liwa al-Haqq
Omar Brigade

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Authenticity and Development Front
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Southern Front
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Battalion for the People of Damascus
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Saarim Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Muawiyah Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg The Zamalka Martyrs Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Originality Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Imam Bukhari Battalion

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Northern Front

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Impacting People Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Criterion Brigades
    • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Free Izzat Circuit Brigade
    • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Right Jund
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Armour Brigade of the Nation
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Right Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Alababil Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Banner of Freedom
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Black Brigade of War
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Battalion of the Martyr Ismail Al-Abdullah

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Western Front

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg First Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Brigade of the Martyr Hamza al-Khatib
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Brigade of the Martyr Riyad Abdeen

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Central Front

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg I Corps
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg People Brigades
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Miqdad ibn al-Aswad Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Short Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ancestors Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Sincerity Brigade

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Eastern Front

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Promise of Victory Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Impact on People Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Black Tawhid Year Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Stationed Brigades
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hudhaifah bin al-Yaman Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Muawiyah Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Impact on People Battalion
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hawks of the Year Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ahl al-Athar Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hamza Brigade[236][237]

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Nour al Din al Zengi Battalion[238]

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Allahu Akhbar Brigades[222]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[239]

Former members
Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar[240] withdrew due to preexisting oath to the Caucasus Emirate.[241]
Jund al-Aqsa withdrew and joined the Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance.[136]

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Free Syrian Union[242]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Division 77 (Northern Region)

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Third Division (Qalamoun)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Lightning Victory Brigade (Rural Idlib, Hama)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg 90th Brigade (West Damascus)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Dawn Brigade(Gota Bank)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Saif al-Sham Brigade (Gota Bank)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Umayyad Brigade (Damascus region)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Badia Martyrs Brigade (Idlib)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Peace in the Levant Brigade (Idlib)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Soldiers Rahman Brigade (Idlib and Abu Aldhor)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Flag Brigade (Abou Aldhor)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg The Banner of Jesus Christ (Damascus)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Omar Mukhtar Brigade (Idlib countryside)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Beloved Prophet Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Billah Brigade (Idlib)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Abu Bakr Brigade (Aleppo)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hussein Harmoush Brigade (Lattakia)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Sincere Promise Brigade (Lattakia)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg The Martyrs of Islam and the Al-Sham Brigade (Aleppo and Homs)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Unity and Liberaton Front (including al-Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor brigades)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Muawiyah Brigade (Rastan)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs of Islam Brigade (Qalamoun)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hamzah Brigade (Barada Valley)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs of Dignity Brigade (Barada Valley)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyr Samir Aldhak Brigade (Rastan)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Eagles Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg بيارق Islam Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Saifullah Maslool Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Dawn of the Mujahideen Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hittin Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Flag Brigade(Khanasser)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Soldiers Rahman Brigade (Aleppo countryside)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyr Mazen Brigade
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs Secretariat Brigade (Hama)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs Dignity Brigade (Khan Shaikhoun)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Victory in God Brigade(Khan Shaikhoun)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg 533 Commando Brigade (Hama Northern)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg 633 Infantry Brigade (Khan Shaikhoun)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Caliph Brigade (Ma'arrat Nu'man)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Hawks Mountain Brigade (Mount Hhacbo)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Pottery Hill Battalion (Aleppo countryside)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Tasks Battalion (Damascus Madaya)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Punishment Brigade (Qalamun)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Rebels Brigade (Khan Shaikhoun)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg 465 Martyrs Regiment (Khan Shaikhoun)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Martyrs Brigade (Mount Hermon)
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg The Banner of Free Rural Western Brigades
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Revolutionary Military Council (Damascus)

Army of Mujahedeen[243]

al-Noor Islamic Movement

Liwaa al-Islam

Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Division 19 of the Free Syrian Army:

  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Liwaa Amjad al-Islam
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Ansar Khilafah Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg al-Quds Brigades
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Khan al-Assal Free Brigades
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg al-Shuyukh Brigade
  • Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Liwaa al-Mujahireen

Former members
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Nour al-Din al-Zanki Islamic Brigades[244]
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Liwaa al-Ansar[245]
Fastaqim Kama Umirt[246]

Syrian Revolutionary Command Council

Hazzm Movement
Syria Revolutionaries Front
Shields of the Revolution Council
101st Division
Jabhat Haqq al-Muqatala
Helpers Brigades[247]
Knights of Justice Brigade
13th Division
Falcons of al-Ghab[248]
Liwa al-Haqq
Suqour al-Sham
Jaysh al-Islam[247]
Ahrar ash-Sham[249]
Al-Tawhid Brigade[250] Army of Mujahedeen
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki
Sham Legion[247]
al-Jabha al-Suriyya lil-Tahrir[248]
Authenticity and Development Front[250]
Fastaqim Kama Umirt[246]
Jabhat Ansar al-Islam[251]

Jabhat Ansar al-Din[252]

Green Battalion (absorbed into Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar)[253]
Harakat Sham al-Islam
Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya[131]

Euphrates Volcano[254]

Al-Tawhid Brigade
Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqa
Northern Sun Battalion (affiliated with the Dawn of Freedom Brigades)
People's Protection Units

Jarabulus Brigade
Jabhat al-Akrad
Al-Qassas Army[255]
Jihad in the Path of God Brigade[256]

Active regional coalitions[edit]

Syrian Democratic Forces
Syriac Military Council

People's Protection Units
Women's Protection Units
Syrian Arab Coalition:

Levant Front (only in Aleppo Governorate)
Islamic Front (Aleppo only)

Army of Mujahedeen
Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki
Fastaqim Kama Umirt
Authenticity and Development Front (Aleppo only)[246]
Hazzm Movement[257]

Ansar al-Sharia (only in Aleppo Governorate)
Al-Nusra Front

Jabhat Ansar al-Din
Harakat Mujahideen al-Islam
Ansar Khilafah Brigade
Ahrar ash-Sham
Kateebat al-Tawheed wa’l-Jihad
Al-Fawj al-Awal
Abu Amarah Battalions
Fajr al-Khilafah Battalions
Saraya al-Mee’ad
Kateebat al-Sahabah
Jund Allah
Sultan Murad Brigade[105]

Fatah Halab[104] (only in Aleppo Governorate)
Levant Front

Sham Legion
Fateh Brigade
Knights of Justice Brigade
Sultan Mohamed Fatih Brigade
Thuwar al-Sham Battalions
Ahrar ash-Sham
Jaysh al-Islam
Fastaqim Kama Umirt
Falcons of al-Ghab
al-Izzah Union
Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki
Army of Mujahedeen
al-Hurriyah Brigade
Saif Allah Brigade
Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade
Abu Amarah Battalions
Bayariq al-Islam Movement
Jaysh al-Sunna
16th Division
13th Division
Criterion Brigades
Authenticity and Development Front
Liwa al-Haqq
Shuhada Atarib Brigade
101st Division
Fajr al-Khilafah Battalions
Ansar Khalifah Brigade
Bayan Movement
Sultan Murad Brigade
al-Nukhbah Forces[104]

Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union [78] (only in Damascus Governorate)
al-Habib al-Mustafa Brigades

Sahaba Brigades
Shabab al-Huda Brigades
Amjad al-Islam Rally
Capital's Shield Brigade

Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta (only in Ghouta region)

Jaysh al-Islam
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Ahrar ash-Sham (Damascus branch only)
Al-Habib al-Mustafa Brigade
al-Rahman Legion[92]

Army of Conquest (only in Idlib Governorate)

al-Nusra Front
Ahrar ash-Sham
Jund al-Aqsa
Liwa al-Haqq
Jaysh al-Sunna
Ajnad ash-Sham
Sham Legion[258]

Defunct coalitions[edit]

Mujahideen Shura Council (only in Deir ez-Zor Governorate)[259]

Al-Nusra Front
Jaysh al-Islam
Army of Ahl al-Sunni wal Jamaa
Authenticity and Development Front
al-Qaaqaa
Jabhat al-Jihad wal Bina
Bayareq al-Shaaitat
Liwa al-Qadisiya
Army of Maoata al-Islami
Army of al-Ikhlas
Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar

Hawks of the South[63]

18 March Division
Yarmouk Army
Fallujah of Houran Brigade
Black Islam Brigade[260]

Ahl Al-Sham (only in Aleppo Governorate)[261]

Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
Army of Mujahedeen

Aleppo Liberation (only in Aleppo Governorate)

16th Division
Jabhat Ansar al-Din
Sham Legion
Jabhat al-Nusra (Aleppo branch only)
Levant Front
Abu Amarah Battalions
Sultan Murad Brigade[262]

Jaysh al-Sham[218]
Liwa Suyuf al Haq

Liwa Ansar Allah
Liwa Suqour al Sharq
Liwa al Fuqara ila Allah
Liwa Fityati al Islam
Liwa Asood al Ghab
Liwa Nusoor al Islam
Former members
Liwa Dawood[263]

Syrian Islamic Front
Syrian Islamic Liberation Front
Suqour al-Sham Brigade
    • Fajr al-Islam
    • Souyouf al-Haqq Brigades
    • Daoud Brigades[265]
    • al-Kansaa Brigades
    • al-Mujahideen Brigades
    • al-Mohagren wal Ansar Brigades
    • Suqour al-Maraa Brigades
    • Suqour al-Sharq Brigades
    • Ansar Allah Brigades
    • Aby Hajar Brigades
    • al-Safwa Brigades
    • Horas al-Aqeda Brigades
    • Suqour al-Sona Brigades
    • Swoar ash-Amal Brigades
    • Atawhed Brigades
    • Asideeq Brigades
    • Suqour Halab Brigades[266]
  • Jaysh al-Islam
    • Islam Brigades
    • Islamic Army Brigades
    • The Army of Muslims Brigades
    • Sword of Truth Brigades
    • Signs of Victory Brigades
    • Conquest of Sham Brigades
    • Ghouta Shield Brigades
    • Siddiq Brigades
    • Tawheed Al-Islam Brigades
    • South of the Capital Brigades
    • Badr Brigades
    • Omar bin Abdulaziz Brigades
    • Tawheed Soldiers Brigades
    • Sword of Islam Brigades
    • Omar bin Khattab Brigades
    • Muath bin Jabal Brigades
    • Zubayir bin Al-Awam Brigades
    • Dhul Nurayin Brigades
    • Ansar Brigades
    • Hamzeh Brigades
    • Air Defense Brigades
    • Missile Defense Brigades
    • Tank Brigades
    • Military Direction Brigades
    • Dahir Bebers Brigades
    • Sword of Truth 2 Brigades
    • Gamloon Warriors Brigades
    • Slaves of the Merciful Brigades
    • Murabiteen Brigades
    • Bedouin Brigades
    • Sunnah Supporters Brigades
    • Ahul ul Bayt Brigades
    • Martyrs of Atarib Brigades
    • Coastal Defense Brigades
    • Ain Jalout Brigades
    • Tawheed Supporters Platoons
    • Mujahideen Platoons
    • Abu Dujana Falcons Platoons
    • Sunnah Platoons
    • Ansar Platoons
    • Bara’a bin Azab Platoons
  • Al-Tawhid Brigade
    • Fursan al-Jabal Brigade
    • Daret Izza Brigade
    • Kurdish Salaheddine Battalion[267][268]
  • Farouq Brigades
  • Ansar al-Islam Gathering Council
  • Liwa al-Fath, Battalion of Conquest, (Aleppo)[179]
  • Deir ez-Zor Revolutionary Council
  • Tajamo Ansar al-Islam
  • Amr Ibn al-Aas Brigade
    • Army of Mohammed
    • Hawks Brigades
    • Qamishli Kurds
  • al-Naser Salaheddin Brigade[270]
  • Liwa Dawud[271]
  • Hawks Sham brigades
  • Farouq Islamic Brigades
  • Banner of Islam
  • Unification Brigade
  • Deir ez-Zor Revolutionary Council
  • Furqan Brigade (Damascus)
  • Furqan Brigade (Al-Quneitra)
    • Hamza al-Ansar Brigade
  • Ahrar al-Shamal Brigades (Idlib, Hama)[272][273]
    • Andan Battalion
    • Mare Battalion
    • Huriyatan Battalion
    • Azaz Battalion
    • al-Bab Battalion
    • Tell Rifaat Battalion[265]
  • Ebad Idlib al-Rahman Brigades of Maarat al-Naaman[265]
  • Open Brigade (Aleppo)
  • Brigade of Homs (Homs)
  • Mohammed bin Abdullah Brigade (Homs)
  • Return of the Martyr Ahmed Battalion (Homs)
  • National Liberation Movement (Homs)
  • Household Brigade (Hama)
  • Brigades of God (Lattakia)
  • Izz ibn Abd al-Salam Brigades (Lattakia)
  • Council of Banias (Tartous)
  • Tartous Military Council (Tartous)[274]
  • Amr Ibn al-Aas Brigades
  • Fateh Brigades
  • Kurdish Suqour Brigades
  • Iman Brigades
  • Independence Gathering[265]

See also[edit]

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