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Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades
| Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades | |
|---|---|
| ألوية أحفاد الرسول | |
 Official logo of the Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades | |
| Leaders |
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| Dates of operation | July 2012–early 2014 (defunct)[4] |
| Active regions | Syria |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism[7]
Syrian nationalism (factions) Secularism (factions) |
| Size | 7,000–9,000[9] |
| Part of | Syrian Islamic Liberation Front (2012-2013) Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front (2014)[10] Supreme Military Council (2012–14)[6] Free Syrian Army (2012)[1] |
| Allies |  Qatar France (Allegedly) Kurdish Islamic Front (formerly)[11] Ahrar ash-Sham[12] Al-Nusra Front[11] (until August 2013)[2] Ansar al-Islam[13] People's Protection Units (occasionally)[14] |
| Opponents |  Syria Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (since August 2013) Al-Nusra Front (since August 2013)[2] Ahrar al-Sham (2013) People's Protection Units (2012–14)[11] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
The Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades (Arabic: ألوية أحفاد الرسول Al-wiat Aḥfād ar-Rasūl, "Grandsons of the Prophet Brigades") was a Syrian rebel group fighting against the Syrian government in the Syrian Civil War. It was funded by the Qatari government.[15][16]
- ^ a b O'Bagy, Elizabeth (24 March 2013). "The Free Syrian Army" (PDF). Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Basma Atassi (17 December 2013). "Syrian fighter defects to Qaeda-linked group". Al Jazeera English.
- ^ Alice Martins (23 September 2013). "Watching Syrian Rebels Fight Among Themselves for the City of Raqqa". Vice.
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CEIPwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lund, Aron (27 August 2013). "The Non-State Militant Landscape in Syria". CTC Sentinel. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b "The end of the rebel alliance?". Al Jazeera English. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Alwiya Ahfaad ar-Rasool: A Growing Force in the Syrian Armed Opposition | Fair Observer°". Fairobserver.com. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Brown Moses (31 December 2012). "Video Appears To Show A Syrian Army Soldier Executed By Ahfad al-Rasul Brigade For Heresy".
- ^ "Syria crisis: Guide to armed and political opposition". BBC. 13 December 2013.
- ^ "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Bill Roggio (26 July 2013). "Qatar-funded Syrian rebel brigade backs al Qaeda groups in Syria". Long War Journal.
- ^ "Syrian Kurds' struggle for autonomy threatens rebel effort to oust Assad". New York Times. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Bomb explosion hits security area of Damascus: activists". Reuters. 12 October 2012.
- ^ Barak Barfi (18 December 2013). "The Fractious Politics of Syria's Kurds". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
- ^ "The Structure and Organization of the Syrian Opposition". Center for American Progress. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Basma Atassi (16 December 2013). "Syrian fighter defects to Qaeda-linked group - Features". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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