Galilee Forces Explained

Galilee Forces
Native Name:	قوات الجليل Quwat al-Jalil
Native Name Lang:	ar
War:	Syrian Civil War
Active:	2012 – present
Leaders:	Fadi al-Mellah^[1] Abu Ali Badran^[2] Munir Abboud^[3]
Ideology:	Palestinian nationalism Defensive Jihadism
Partof:	Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return
Clans:	Badr Brigades
Area:	Syria, Lebanon (claimed), Gaza Strip (claimed)
Size:	4,800 (claimed)
Allies:	PFLP-GC Syrian Army
Opponents:	Free Syrian Army Al-Nusra Front
Battles:	Palmyra offensive (March 2016) Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016)^[4] Siege of Wadi Barada^[5] Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Central Syria campaign (2017)^[6] Eastern Syria campaign (September–December 2017) Battle of Deir ez-Zor (September–November 2017)^[7] Southern Damascus offensive (April 2018)^[8]

The Galilee Forces (Quwat al-Jalil) are a Palestinian militia allied with the Syrian government, currently fighting in the Syrian Civil War. Its serves as the armed wing of the Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return (Harakat Shabab al-Oudat al-Falastinia).^[1] The Galilee Forces have a sub-unit, the Badr Brigades, which is active in Aleppo.

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quwat al-Jalil: A Pro-Assad Palestinian Syrian Militia. Syria Comment. Aymenn Al-Tamimi. 23 December 2015.
2. Web site: Al-Jalil Forces: A New Palestinian Faction fights alongside the Syrian regime. 25 April 2016. Action Group For Palestinians of Syria.
3. Web site: Pro-Assad regime Galilee militia's deputy commander been assassinated. Al-Dorar Al-Shamia. 26 July 2017. 28 August 2017. 31 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731182423/http://aldorars.com/en/news/824. dead.
4. Web site: Syrian Army enters Raqqa after liberating the Zakiyah Crossroad, 47 km to Tabaqa: map. Leith Fadel. al-Masdar News. 3 June 2016. 5 January 2017. 10 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510161929/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-enters-raqqa-liberating-zakiyah-crossroad-47-km-tabaqa-map/. dead.
5. Web site: Territorial Control Map - Wadi Barada Pocket. Omran Dirasat. 4 January 2016.
6. Web site: Pro-regime Palestinian militia mourns 14 members killed by ISIS . Zaman al-Wasl . 31 August 2017. 5 September 2017.
7. Web site: Death of 6 members of Al-Jaleel Brigade, affiliated to the Syrian regime . Action Group for Palestinians of Syria . 31 August 2018 . 23 March 2018.
8. Web site: Palestinians fight to retake Yarmouk Camp from ISIS . Leith Aboufadel . . 24 April 2018 . 29 April 2018 . 7 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181107101138/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/palestinians-fight-to-retake-yarmouk-camp-from-isis/ . dead .