Front for the Liberation of the Golan explained

Front for the Liberation of the Golan
Active:	July 2006 - present
Ideology:	Syrian nationalism
Allies:	Hezbollah
Opponents:	Free Syrian Army Israel United States
War:	Syrian Civil War

The Front for the Liberation of the Golan is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006 shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War, viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel. Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through a military campaign.

The force is trained by Hezbollah, which in turn was trained by Iran.^[1] It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers^[2] and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East. 2013-03-08. Wikas. Seth. 2006-08-29. Washington Institute.
2. News: Josh . Brannon . Eizencott takes over N. Command . . 2006-10-24 . 2008-02-07 .
3. News: Matthew . Kalman . Next battleground will be a familiar one, Israelis say . . 2006-12-10 . 2008-02-07 .
4. Web site: No Good Outcome, How Israel Could Be Drawn into the Syrian Conflict . www.washingtoninstitute.org . November 2013 . 38.