Fatah Halab
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| Conquest of Aleppo[1] | |
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| فتح حلب Fatah Halab Participant in the Syrian Civil War |
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Logo of Fatah Halab
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| Active | 26 April 2015 – present[2] |
| Headquarters | Aleppo, Syria |
| Area of operations | Aleppo, Syria[3] |
| Strength | 22,000[4] |
| Allies | Ansar al-Sharia Mare' Operations Room Hawar Kilis Operations Room Jaysh Halab |
| Opponents |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syrian Democratic Forces |
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Fatah Halab (Arabic: فتح حلب, lit. "Conquest of Aleppo"), or Aleppo Conquest, is a joint operations room of Syrian rebel factions operating in Aleppo, Syria. Succeeding the Aleppo Liberation operations room, its establishment was announced on 26 April 2015[1][2] Its stated aim is to "liberate" Aleppo City from Syrian regime forces.[6]
In an October 2015 publication, the Washington D.C.-based Institute for the Study of War considered Aleppo Conquest as one of the "powerbrokers" in Aleppo Province, being both "anti-regime" and "anti-ISIS."[6]
On 13 May 2016, Amnesty International accused the Fatah Halab coalition of "repeated indiscriminate attacks that may amount to war crimes". It also reported their alleged use of chemical weapons. [7]
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Member groups[edit]
The operations room includes both Western-backed groups[8] and Islamist groups. It includes some groups that also participate in the Islamist Ansar al-Sharia operations room, but not others, such as al-Nusra Front.[9] Previously al-Nusra coordinated with other groups through the Aleppo Operations Room, an arrangement that the US objected to.[10]
The number of groups participating increased after its founding, and by 18 June 2015 there were 31 groups.[11][dead link] On 28 July, 19 FSA-linked groups joined it.[citation needed]
As of October 2015[update] they are a total of 50 groups of varying size, the following are the largest groups that participate in the operations room:[12]
- Ahrar ash-Sham
- Jaysh al-Islam
- Al-Fawj al-Awal
- al-Rahman Legion
- Jaish al-Tahrir[13]
- Jaysh al-Nasr[14]
- Levant Front[15]
- Army of Mujahedeen
- Authenticity and Development Front
- Fastaqim Kama Umirt
- Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki
- Liwa Ahrar Souriya
- 46th Division
- Sham Legion
- Syrian Turkmen Brigades
- Alwiya al-Furqan
- al-Fatah Brigade
- Liwa al-Haqq
- Jaysh al-Sunna
- Suqour al-Jabal
- Northern Division
- Central Division
13th Division- 16th Division
- Jaish al-Izzah
- Al-Nukhbah Forces[18][19]
- Al-Safwa Islamic Battalions[20]
- al-Hurriyah Brigade
- Saif Allah Brigade
- Bayariq al-Islam Movement
- Shuhada Atarib Brigade
- Fajr al-Khilafah Battalions
- Bayan Movement
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Masi, Alessandria (26 April 2015). "Syria’s coming battle for Aleppo: It's everybody against Assad and ISIS". International Business Times. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b Bisaccio, Derek (26 April 2015). "Aleppo city operation". Foreign Policy Talk. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Syria: Coming together to fight Assad in Aleppo". al-Araby al-Jadeed. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Rebels assault regime supply lines in Hama ahead of Aleppo showdown". Syria Direct. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "YPG, allies clash with Syrian opposition groups in Aleppo". Middle East Eye. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b Cafarella & Casagrande 2015, p. 3.
- ^ "Syria: armed opposition group committing war crimes in Aleppo - new evidence". Amnesty International UK. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Syria military resists major rebel assault in Aleppo". BBC News. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Joscelyn, Thomas (3 July 2015). "Al Nusrah Front, allies form new coalition for battle in Aleppo". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Jamie Dettmer (January 27, 2015). "Exclusive: Obama Cuts Off Syrian Rebels’ Cash". The Daily Beast.
- ^ "Infographic: "Fatah Halab" military operations room – coalition of 31 rebel factions". Archicivilians. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Cafarella & Casagrande 2015, pp. 8–13
- ^ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aI3yAmNGW1vLpJCOrhiVLqpUUIX9PG1RNsCqJGGfhxI/edit
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=230ab-28hls&feature=youtu.be
- ^ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aI3yAmNGW1vLpJCOrhiVLqpUUIX9PG1RNsCqJGGfhxI/edit
- ^ https://twitter.com/archicivilians/status/715590436904157184
- ^ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aI3yAmNGW1vLpJCOrhiVLqpUUIX9PG1RNsCqJGGfhxI/edit
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20150629190503/https://archicivilians.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/aleppfactions1.png
- ^ https://twitter.com/arabthomness/status/711963597379932160
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOPpVXv9qZQ
Sources[edit]
- Jennifer Cafarella; Genevieve Casagrande (7 October 2015). "Syrian Opposition Guide" (PDF). Backgrounder. Institute for the Study of War.
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