Fatah Halab
| 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 | |
| Active | 26 April 2015 – present[2] (in the Aleppo Governorate, until 1 December 2016 within' southeastern Aleppo) |
| Headquarters | Aleppo, Syria |
| Area of operations | Aleppo, Syria[3] |
| Strength | +8,000[4] |
| Became | Jaysh al-Halab (2nd iteration, southeastern Aleppo) |
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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] It states that its aim is to conquer 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]
Since 1 December 2016, it was largely replaced by Jaysh al-Halab in southeastern Aleppo.
Member groups
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.[10]
The number of groups participating increased after its founding, and by 18 June 2015 there were 31 groups.[11] On 28 July, 19 FSA-linked groups joined it.
As of October 2015 they are a total of 50 groups of varying size. The following are the largest groups that participate in the operations room.[12]
- 1st Regiment
- Liberation Army[13]
- 46th Division
- Levant Front[13]
- Thuwar al-Sham Battalion
- Army of Mujahedeen
- Atarib Martyrs Brigade
- Authenticity and Development Front
- Fastaqim Union (mostly defunct since November 2016)
- Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki (until October 2016)[14]
- Sham Legion
- Sultan Murad Division
- Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade
- Sultan Murad Brigade
- Muntasar Billah Brigade[15][16]
- Free Idlib Army
- 101st Infantry Division
- Army of Glory
- Central Division
- Sword of God Brigade[17]
- Army of Islam
- Army of Victory[18]
- Alwiya al-Furqan (former)
- Conquest Brigade
- Liwa al-Haqq
- Jaysh al-Sunna
- Al-Safwa Islamic Battalions[19]
- Freedom Brigade
- Bayariq al-Islam Movement
- Dawn of Caliphate Battalions
- Bayan Movement
- 16th Division (defunct since July 2016)
See also
References
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 Bisaccio, Derek (26 April 2015). "Aleppo city operation". Foreign Policy Talk. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Syria: Coming together to fight Assad in Aleppo". al-Araby al-Jadeed. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "The Latest: UN Syria envoy: Some 8,000 rebels left in Aleppo". Associated Press. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "YPG, allies clash with Syrian opposition groups in Aleppo". Middle East Eye. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- 1 2 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. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ Cafarella & Casagrande 2015, pp. 8–13
- 1 2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aI3yAmNGW1vLpJCOrhiVLqpUUIX9PG1RNsCqJGGfhxI/edit
- ↑ "Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki". Civil War al-Sham. 17 October 2016.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iUP7Nhb8ck
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImI9AgUC3Io
- ↑ https://medium.com/@badly_xeroxed/syrian-opposition-groups-infographics-updates-19c1f20d06d6#.ylk9xj1pk
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=230ab-28hls&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOPpVXv9qZQ
Sources
- Jennifer Cafarella; Genevieve Casagrande (7 October 2015). "Syrian Opposition Guide" (PDF). Backgrounder. Institute for the Study of War.
