Damascus Military Council Explained

Damascus Revolutionary Military Council
Native Name:المجلس العسكري الثوري بدمشق
Native Name Lang:Ar
War:the Syrian civil war
Active:22 March 2012 – late 2013/early 2014 (defunct)[1]
Ideology:Pluralism[2]
Leaders:
Clans:
  • Sword of al-Sham Brigades[6]
  • Levantine Jasmine Battalions
  • Mujahideen of al-Sham Brigade
  • Soldiers of God Battalions
Area:
Partof:Free Syrian Army
Successor:Southern Front
Opponents:Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Israel
Battles:Syrian Civil War

The Damascus Revolutionary Military Council (Arabic: المجلس العسكري الثوري بدمشق), also called the Military Council of Damascus and its Suburbs (Arabic: المجلس العسكري في دمشق وريفها), was a Syrian rebel coalition affiliated with the Free Syrian Army created by Colonel Khaled Mohammed al-Hammud on 22 March 2012. It operated in the Damascus Governorate of Syria.[1]

It claimed to be responsible for the suicide bombings at the General Staff Command of the Syrian Armed Forces in Damascus on 26 September 2012,[7] but it is more likely that the al-Nusra Front was behind the attack.[8]

It condemned Israel in a statement on 9 May 2013.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syrian rebels form 'military council' to conduct operations around Damascus. 22 March 2012. 5 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Statement of the Revolutionary Military Council in Damascus on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Syria Freedom Forever. Abu al-Wafa. Sara Ajlyakin. 7 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Statement of the Revolutionary Military Council in Damascus on the Israeli aggression. 9 May 2013. 5 December 2014.
  4. Web site: The Southern Front, Part I. 15 August 2014. 5 December 2014. 21 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221002918/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentaryanalysis/the-southern-front. dead.
  5. Web site: Defected woman general trains Syria's rebels. 23 October 2012. Al Jazeera English. 2 January 2015.
  6. Web site: A spokesman for the Revolutionary Military Council for "NOW": free exist in key fronts in Damascus and its suburbs. NOW News. 11 February 2013.
  7. News: Suicide bombers strike outside Syrian military headquarters in Damascus. 26 September 2014. The Washington Post. 5 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Al Nusrah front claims complex suicide assault on Syrian Army HQ. 28 September 2014. Long War Journal. 5 December 2014.