Dawn of Freedom Brigades

Dawn of Freedom Brigades[1]
تجمع ألوية فجر الحرية
Liwa Fajr al-Hurriya[2]

Participant in Syrian Civil War
Active 2014–2015
Groups Northern Sun Battalion
Euphrates Jarabulus Brigades
Leaders Abu Juma Abannawi
(current)[3]
Nizar al-Khatib ("Abu Laith")
(former)[4][3]
Area of operations Aleppo[5] and ar-Raqqa provinces of Syria[6]
Part of
Allies People's Protection Units
Opponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Al-Nusra Front[8]
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

Website fajeralhuria.com

The Dawn of Freedom Brigades (Arabic: تجمع ألوية فجر الحرية, translit. Liwa Fajr al-Hurriya) was a Free Syrian Army-allied rebel alliance participating in the Syrian Civil War. It was part of the Army of Revolutionaries (Jaysh al-Thuwar) and coordinated with the joint operations room Euphrates Volcano.

History

On 18 November 2014, Nizar al-Khatib ("Abu Laith") was replaced by Abu Juma Abannawi as the leader of the coalition due to "health issues" of al-Khatib.[3]

On 3 May 2015, the Dawn of Freedom Brigades' main component Northern Sun Battalion together with Jabhat al-Akrad, former Hazzm Movement and Syria Revolutionaries Front affiliates, and smaller FSA groups formed the Army of Revolutionaries (Jaysh al-Thuwar), which in October 2015 became part of the Syrian Democratic Forces. Subsequently, the Dawn of Freedom Brigades went defunct.[10]

See also

References

  1. "The White Shroud: A Syrian Resistance Movement to the Islamic State". Syria Comment. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. "YPG and FSA set up 'Joint Action Centre'". Firat News. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "This website is currently unavailable.". halabnews.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014.
  4. "Kurdish man in Kobane: 'IS trying to reach downtown Kobane'". BBC News.
  5. 1 2 "Syrian rebels attack ISIS-held areas in Aleppo, killing dozens". ARA News. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. "YPG and FSA form a joint military chamber to combat ISIS in Syria". ARA News. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. "YPG and FSA set up 'Joint Action Centre'". Firat News. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  8. "Jabhat al-Nusra eyes Idlib for Islamic emirate". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. "The Dawn of Freedom Brigades: Analysis and Interview". Syria Comment. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  10. Hasan Mustafa (16 November 2015). "An Analysis of Jaish al-Thuwar (The Army of Revolutionaries) – A Component of the Syrian Democratic Forces". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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