Liwa al-Haqq (Arabic: لواء الحق, meaning "Right Brigade") was an armed Islamist insurgent group that was active during the Syrian Civil War in the Homs region.[2][3]
| Liwa al-Haqq | |
|---|---|
| لواء الحق | |
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| Leaders | Sheikh Abu Rateb[1] |
| Dates of operation | 11 August 2012[2][3]–8 December 2014[4] |
| Active regions | Homs Governorate, Syria[5] |
| Ideology | Islamism[6] |
| Part of | Islamic Front[3] Syrian Islamic Front (formerly)[3] Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[7] |
| Allies | Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union Army of Mujahedeen Alwiya al-Furqan Sham Legion [8] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[8] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
On 11 August 2012, a group of Islamist-leaning brigades in Homs formed Liwa al-Haqq, which went on to become in the next year one of the most prominent fighting groups in the area.[2] Important sub-units include Katibat al-Furati, Kataeb Atbaa al-Rasoul and Katibat al-Ansar.[2]
In December 2012, Liwa al-Haqq joined with other insurgent groups to form the Syrian Islamic Front umbrella organization,[9] in November 2013 the SIF was dissolved and Liwa al-Haqq, Ansar al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham joined the broader Islamic Front alliance.[3]
By April 2014, Liwa al-Haqq had reportedly been weakened in the wake of advances made by the Syrian military in the Homs region,[10] and it merged with Ahrar al-Sham in December 2014.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Say Hello to the Islamic Front". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Syria's Salafi Insurgents: the Rise of the Syrian Islamic Front" (PDF). Swedish Institute for International Affairs. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "A Power Move by Syria's Rebel Forces". Institute for the Study of War. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Islamist Mergers in Syria: Ahrar al-Sham Swallows Suqour al-Sham". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Aaron Y. Zelin (4 February 2013). "The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Extremist Force". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Factbox: Syrian rebels against opposition coalition". Reuters. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Translation: the Formation of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council". Goha's Nail. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Freedom, Human Rights, Rule of Law: The Goals and Guiding Principles of the Islamic Front and Its Allies". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Extremist Force". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Politics of the Islamic Front, Part 6: Stagnation?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
External links edit
- Liwa al-Haqq on Twitter (in Arabic)