Revolutionary Commando Army
Syrian opposition group in the Syrian Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Syrian Free Army (SFA),[lower-alpha 1] also known as the New Syrian Army (NSA),[lower-alpha 2] or Revolutionary Commando Army,[20] is a Syrian opposition faction which controls territory near Syria's border with Iraq and Jordan. It has been trained by United States Army and hosted at al-Tanf.[20][19][21]
Syrian Free Army | |
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Arabic: جيش مغاوير الثورة | |
Leaders | |
Dates of operation | May 2015 – Dec 2016 (New Syrian Army)Dec 2016 — Nov 2022 (Maghaweir Al-Thowra)Nov 2022 — present (Syrian Free Army) |
Group(s) |
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Headquarters | Al-Tanf |
Active regions | Homs Governorate, Rif Dimashq Governorate, and Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria Anbar Governorate, Iraq |
Ideology | Syrian opposition |
Status | Active |
Size | |
Part of | Free Syrian Army Authenticity and Development Front (until August 2016)[14] |
Allies | Southern Front[15] United States United Kingdom[17] Norway (until 2018)[18] Jordan (until 2018)[15] |
Opponents | Islamic State[19] Syrian Armed Forces Islamic Resistance in Iraq |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War
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Founded as an expansion of the Allahu Akbar Brigade by Syrian Arab Army defectors and other rebels during the Syrian Civil War on 20 May 2015, the New Syrian Army sought to expel the Islamic State from southeastern Syria. In December 2016, the New Syrian Army dissolved, and the remnants of the group formed Maghawir al-Thawra.[22] In 2022 it rebranded as the Syrian Free Army following disputes between different factions of its leadership.