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Euphrates Volcano
| Euphrates Volcano[1] | |
|---|---|
| بركان الفرات (Arabic) | |
 The emblem is a shield with the flags of the FSA and YPG on either side of the Euphrates river, with a volcano surrounded by a sun in the background | |
| Dates of operation | 10 September 2014[2] – 10 October 2015[3] |
| Group(s) | |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate and Raqqa Governorate[1] |
| Allies | |
| Opponents |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[1] |
| Battles and wars | |
Euphrates Volcano[a] was a joint operations room/coalition established during the Syrian Civil War. It mainly consisted of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and certain factions of the Free Syrian Army (FSA). The group fought to expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from Aleppo and Raqqa provinces.[1] In an October 2015 publication, the Washington D.C.-based Institute for the Study of War considered Euphrates Volcano as one of the "powerbrokers" in Aleppo Province, being primarily "anti-ISIS" but not necessarily "anti-regime".[8]
- ^ a b c d Bizar, Redwan (12 September 2014). "YPG and FSA form a joint military chamber to combat ISIS in Syria". ARA News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Ali, Jan (13 September 2014). "YPG and FSA launch joint military operations against Islamic State in northern Syria". ARA News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Syrian Opposition group infographics [updates]". 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Steele, Jonathan (12 February 2015). "Syrian Kurdish leader hails 'Euphrates Volcano' fight against IS". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ Bizar, Redwan (26 October 2014). "'Kobane has turned into hell for ISIS': official". ARA News. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Sly, Liz (13 June 2015). "Kurdish-Syrian force advances on key border town held by Islamic State". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces emerges as force against ISIS". Toronto Star. Associated Press. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Jennifer Cafarella; Genevieve Casagrande (7 October 2015). "Syrian Opposition Guide" (PDF). Backgrounder. Institute for the Study of War. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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