Liwa al-Haqq (Idlib)
Liwa al-Haqq (Idlib) | |
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لواء الحق بريف إدلب | |
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Active regions | Hama Governorate, Syria[1] Idlib Governorate, Syria[2] |
Ideology | Sunni Islamism Salafism[1] |
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Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War
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Liwa al-Haqq (Arabic: لواء الحق بريف إدلب, Right Brigade or Truth Brigade), is a Syrian Islamist rebel group that was active during the Syrian Civil War until joining Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in 2017.[2]
History[]
On 31 October 2014, amid fighting between al-Nusra and the western-backed Hazzm Movement and Syrian Revolutionaries Front, Liwa al-Haqq along with 13 other rebel groups in Idlib established a peace keeping force to mediate the conflict between al-Nusra and the western backed groups, among the peace keeping factions included Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam, Suqour al-Sham and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement.[7]
In May 2015, Liwa al-Haqq was part of a joint rebel offensive alongside the al-Nusra Front, Ajnad al-Kavkaz, Jund al-Aqsa, and Faylaq al-Sham against the Syrian government in northwestern Syria, that eventually led to the rebel takeover of much of the Idlib Governorate, including the governorate's capital Idlib.[8]
In September 2015, In response to reports of Russian intervention, Liwa al-Haqq commander Abu Abdullah Taftanaz posted a tweet addressing "infidel Russians", and threatening to "slaughter you like pigs."[9]
In October 2015, a Russian air raid targeted a Liwa al-Haqq base in the Raqqa Governorate using KAB-500KR precision-guided bombs, reportedly killing two senior ISIL commanders and up to 200 militants.[10]
In November 2015, Liwa al-Haqq and al-Nusra both released photos of an American made Humvee captured from an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militia in southern Aleppo, that was believed to be Kataib Hezbollah.[11][12]
In early May 2016, Liwa al-Haqq took part in a campaign part of the Army of Conquest coalition in southern Aleppo, during the offensive al-Nusra deployed SVBIEDs targeting Shiite militia fighters in the area, and Jund al-Aqsa carried out separate attacks in coordination with al-Nusra and the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria during the offensive.[13]
On 28 January 2017, Liwa al-Haqq, alongside the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, Jabhat Ansar al-Din, Jaysh al-Sunna and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, which was formerly al-Nusra until disengaging from al-Qaeda and rebranding in 2016, together merged to form Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.[14]
In June 2018, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham arrested several members of ISIL-linked cells in eastern Idlib, including cells affiliated Liwa Dawud which pleged allegiance to ISIL in 2014 and members of Liwa al-Haqq.[15]
See also[]
- List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
References[]
- ^ a b "Guide to the Syrian rebels". BBC. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d "The Other Syrian Peace Process". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Rebels launch full-on assault of Idlib city". Syria Direct. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2015-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Islamic State closes in on Syrian city of Aleppo; U.S. abandons rebel training effort". Reuters. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.moha.gov.my/images/maklumat_bahagian/KK/kdndomestic.pdf
- ^ "Archived copy". www.joshualandis.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-nusra-front-cements-its-place-syria
- ^ Sami Moubayed (30 September 2015). "Russia's moves in Syria are 'unprecedented'". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Russian air force hits 60 Islamic State targets in Syria, kills 300 jihadists". The Times of India. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Al Nusrah Front shows captured Humvees in Aleppo | FDD's Long War Journal".
- ^ "Archived copy". pbs.twimg.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Jaysh al Fath coalition launches new offensive in Aleppo province | FDD's Long War Journal".
- ^ https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/al-qaedas-latest-rebranding-hayat-tahrir-al-sham
- ^ https://nedaa-sy.com/en/news/6958
External links[]
- Liwa al-Haqq on Twitter
(in Arabic)
- Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war
- Jihadist groups in Syria
- Tahrir al-Sham
- Salafi groups