25 December 2014[6]–18 April 2015;
18 June 2015–present
Group(s)
Sword of the Levant Brigade (Azaz branch)
Northern Army
Northern Storm Brigade
Soldiers of Islam Brigade
Soldiers of Levant Brigade[7]
Conquest Brigade[8][9]
Ahrar al-Sham (northern Aleppo branch)[10][11]
Manbij Brigade[citation needed]
Fastaqim Union (northern Aleppo branch)
Headquarters
Azaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Active regions
Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Ideology
Sunni Islamism (mostly)[6][12]
Salafism (some groups, December 2014–April 2015)[6]
Islamic democracy[6] (depending on the member group)[6]
Size
3,000[13] (December 2016, Russian military claim)
Part of
Fatah Halab[14] Jaysh Halab[15][16] Mare' Operations Room[17] Hawar Kilis Operations Room Free Syrian Army[18] Syrian National Army
Allies
Turkey United States[19] Sham Legion Syrian Turkmen Brigades (sometimes) Other FSA groups in northern Aleppo
Opponents
Syria Syrian Democratic Forces Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[20] Tahrir al-Sham Liwa Ahfad Saladin Ahrar al-Sharqiya Hazzm Movement (March 2015) Ahrar al-Sham[5]
Battles and wars
Syrian Civil War
Battle of Aleppo[21]
Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War[20]
Operation Euphrates Shield
Operation Olive Branch
2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria
2022 Ahrar al-Sham–Levant Front clashes
October 2022 northern Aleppo clashes
The Levant Front (Arabic: الجبهة الشامية, romanized: al-Jabhat aš-Šāmiyya, Jabhat al-Shamiyah, also translated as the Sham Front or the Levantine Front)[22] is a Syrian rebel group based around Aleppo involved in the Syrian Civil War.[23] It was formed in December 2014.
The northern branch of the Levant Front is part of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army. The Netherlands' public prosecutor declared it to be a terrorist organisation in 2018, despite the Dutch government having earlier provided it with support.[24][25]
^Charles Lister [@Charles_Lister] (18 June 2015). "After many internal issues (much funding-related), the #Aleppo-based Jabhat al-Shamiya is officially back. #Syria" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Twitter.
^Charles Lister [@Charles_Lister] (18 June 2015). "PT: Jabhat al-Shamiya's new leader is its former military chief, Abu Amr: Ahrar al-Sham commander & former Sednayya:" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Twitter.
^Ahmad Zakariyah (16 March 2017). "FSA Commanders confirm the Syrian revolution will continue until achieving its goals". RFS Media Office. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^"Turkey-backed rebels aim for key ISIS-held town". Now News. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ abJohn Davison and Suleiman Al-Khalidi (6 December 2015). "Clashes between Syrian fighters pose challenge for Turkey, U.S." Reuters.
^ abcde"The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^Barić, Joško (8 June 2017). "Syrian War Daily – 8th of June 2017".
^"«Brigade Conquest» join the «Front Sham» north of Aleppo (statement)". Qasioun News Agency. 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^""لواء الفتح" يعلن انضمامه لـ"الجبهة الشامية" في حلب" [The "Fatah Brigade" announces that it joins the Levant Front in Aleppo]. SMART News Agency. 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^"Turkish tanks and spec ops attack Islamic State forces in Syria". militarytimes.com. 24 August 2016.
^"Photographic image" (JPG). Pbs.twing.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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^"List of armed formations, which joined the ceasefire in the Syrian Arab Republic on December 30, 2016". Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. 30 December 2016.
^"The biggest rebel factions in Aleppo just formed coalition "Operation Conquest of Aleppo"". reddit. 26 April 2015.
^"Participating groups in Halab Aleppo, the coalition organized to fight against YPG/SDF : syriancivilwar". reddit. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
^archicivilians [@archicivilians] (16 February 2016). "#Syria: New coalition of the major Opposition forces in #Aleppo, led by Hashim al-Sheikh (former Ahrar Sham leader)" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Twitter.
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Free Syrian Army – Statement". RFS Media Office. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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^ ab"Aleppo's rebels brace for IS assault". Al-Monitor. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^"Scores killed as opposition fighters launched new formation in Syria's Aleppo". ARA News. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^"Syrian rebel groups in Aleppo enter alliance: monitoring group". Reuters. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^"KingQajar comments on [ARABIC] Jabhat al-Shamiyah has announced its official dissolution". Reddit. 18 April 2015.
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