Ahrar al-Jazeera explained

Ahrar al-Jazeera Brigade
Native Name:Arabic: لواء أحرار الجزيرة
War:Syrian Civil War
Active:2013–2014
Leaders:Nawaf al-Assi[1]
Sheikh Hamad[2]
Area:Hasakah Governorate, Syria[3]
Partof:Free Syrian Army
Successor:Elite Forces
Allies:Al-Nusra Front (formerly)
Ghuraba al-Sham
Ahrar ash-Sham
Opponents:Syrian Armed Forces
People's Protection Units (formerly)
Battles:Syrian Civil War

The Ahrar al-Jazeera Brigade (Arabic: لواء أحرار الجزيرة, "Free Men of al-Jazeera") was a group of Shammar[4] Arab tribesmen that was active during the Syrian Civil War and was instrumental in beginning the operation which resulted in the capture of Yaroubiya in March 2013 (with assistance from other rebel groups).[1] At this point, the unit also assisted anti-Kurdish forces in the Battle of Ras al-Ayn (2012–13). The group was kicked out of Yaroubiya in October 2013 after it was claimed by the al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant that the group was corrupt.[3]

In 2016, remnants of the group formed the Elite Forces.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arab Tribes Split Between Kurds And Jihadists. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 15 May 2014. 20 May 2014.
  2. Web site: In Syriens Kurdengebieten herrscht ein brüchiger Friede . There is an unstable peace in Syria's Kurdish areas . Nils Metzger. Zeit . German. 4 March 2013 . 19 October 2021.
  3. Web site: The Fall of Yaroubiya to the YPG In Context. Brown Moses Blog. 5 November 2013. 20 May 2014.
  4. Web site: The Battle for Syria's al-Hasakah Province. 24 October 2013. 27 March 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402233938/https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/the-battle-for-syrias-al-hasakah-province. dead.
  5. Web site: All coming from Liwa Ahrar al-Jazira who fought against #IS in Yarubiyah battles in 2013 and disbanded itself (2).pic.twitter.com/SVPt8dipYg. Syrian Rebellion. Obs. 16 September 2016.