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Galilee Forces
| Galilee Forces | |
|---|---|
| قوات الجليل Quwat al-Jalil | |
 Emblem of the Galilee Forces | |
| Leaders | |
| Dates of operation | 2012 – ? |
| Group(s) | Badr Brigades[4] |
| Active regions | Syria (formerly)[2] |
| Ideology | Palestinian nationalism[2] |
| Size | 4,800 (claimed)[2] |
| Part of | Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return[2] |
| Allies |  PFLP-GC Syrian Army (until 2024) Hezbollah |
| Opponents |  Free Syrian Army Ahrar al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles and wars | |
The Galilee Forces (Quwat al-Jalil) is a majority-Palestinian militia formerly allied with the Ba'athist Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War. It serves as the armed wing of the Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return (Arabic: حركة شباب العودة الفلسطينية, romanized: Harakat Shabab al-Oudat al-Falastinia).[2] The Galilee Forces have a sub-unit, the Badr Brigades, which was active in Aleppo.[4]
After the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024, the Syrian transitional government demanded that all Palestinian armed groups in Syria disarm themselves, dissolve their military formations, and instead focus on political and charitable work.[10]
- ^ Aymenn Al-Tamimi (6 May 2016). "Liwa al-Jalil: A New Pro-Assad Palestinian Militia". Syria Comment.
- ^ a b c d e f g Aymenn Al-Tamimi (23 December 2015). "Quwat al-Jalil: A Pro-Assad Palestinian Syrian Militia". Syria Comment.
- ^ "Al-Jalil Forces: A New Palestinian Faction fights alongside the Syrian regime". Action Group For Palestinians of Syria. 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Pro-Assad regime Galilee militia's deputy commander been assassinated". Al-Dorar Al-Shamia. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Leith Fadel (3 June 2016). "Syrian Army enters Raqqa after liberating the Zakiyah Crossroad, 47 km to Tabaqa: map". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Territorial Control Map - Wadi Barada Pocket" (PDF). Omran Dirasat. 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Pro-regime Palestinian militia mourns 14 members killed by ISIS". Zaman al-Wasl. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Death of 6 members of Al-Jaleel Brigade, affiliated to the Syrian regime". Action Group for Palestinians of Syria. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Leith Aboufadel (24 April 2018). "Palestinians fight to retake Yarmouk Camp from ISIS". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "لبنان والحدث السوري: أسئلة حول المقاومة والاقتصاد والاجتماع والحرّيات". Al Akhbar (Lebanon). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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