Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades
Qatari-backed Syrian rebel group (2012–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades (Arabic: ألوية أحفاد الرسول Al-wiat Aḥfād ar-Rasūl, "Grandsons of the Prophet Brigades") was a Syrian rebel group fighting against the Syrian government in the Syrian Civil War. It was funded by the Qatari government.[15][16]
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Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades | |
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ألوية أحفاد الرسول | |
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Dates of operation | July 2012–early 2014 (defunct)[4] |
Active regions | Syria |
Ideology | Sunni Islamism[7]
Syrian nationalism (factions) Secularism (factions) |
Size | 7,000–9,000[9] |
Part of | Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front (2014)[10] Supreme Military Council (2012–14)[6] Free Syrian Army (2012)[1] |
Allies | Qatar France (Allegedly) Kurdish Islamic Front (formerly)[11] Ahrar ash-Sham[12] Al-Nusra Front[11] (until August 2013)[2] Ansar al-Islam[13] People's Protection Units (occasionally)[14] |
Opponents | Syria Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (since August 2013) Al-Nusra Front (since August 2013)[2] Ahrar al-Sham (2013) People's Protection Units (2012–14)[11] |
Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
Succeeded by *Idlib branch Syrian Revolutionaries Front
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