Authenticity and Development Front

Authenticity and Development Front
جبهة الأصالة والتنمية^[1]
Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah
Authenticity and Development Front; جبهة الأصالة والتنمية; Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah
Leaders	Khalid al-Hamad
Dates of operation	November 2012 – present
Group(s)	Unification Army; Lions of the East Army (Former); The White Shroud
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate; Hama Governorate;
Ideology	Islamism
Part of	Mujahideen Shura Council (2014–2015) ; Syrian National Army Hawar Kilis Operations Room (2017-present, Northern Aleppo branch only);
Allies	Turkey; Tahrir al-Sham; Jaysh al-Islam; Ahrar al-Sham; Saraya Ahl al-Sham
Opponents	Syrian Arab Armed Forces; Iran; Russia; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Hezbollah; PFLP-GC; Syrian Democratic Forces
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign Rif Dimashq offensive (August–November 2014); Eastern Qalamoun offensive (September–October 2016); ; Deir ez-Zor clashes (2011–14); Battle of Aleppo (2012-2016) Aleppo offensive (October–November 2016); ; Siege of Northern Homs; Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War; 2017 Hama offensive; Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War Operation Euphrates Shield; Turkish military operation in Afrin; ; Northwestern Syria offensive (April-August 2019);

The Authenticity and Development Front (Arabic: جبهة الأصالة والتنمية; Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah) is an alliance of rebel groups that is active during the Syrian Civil War. The alliance is considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (from Middle East Institute)^[10] and the BBC.^[11]

Background

The coalition includes Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians.^[6]^[12]^[13] Although the alliance uses Syrian independence flags and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the Free Syrian Army.^[14] One of the groups involved was the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which was also part of the Army of Mujahideen,^[6] though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition.^[15] The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles captured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.^[16]

Member Groups

Current

The White Shroud
Army of Tawhid^[17]
- Tajamuu Alwiyat al-Iman Billah
- Liwa Hamah al-Aqidah
- Tajamuu Jund al-Badr Brigade 313
- Lions of Islam Brigade
- Talbisah Brigade
- Falcons of Talbisah Brigade
- Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan Brigade
- Sword of Islam Battalion
- Tajamuu Alwiyat wa Kataib Suyuf al-Haq
Battalions of the People of Impact^[18]
Abd Al-Rahman Battalions^[19]
Miqdad Bin al-Aswad Battalion^[20]
Division 60
Jund al-Sham^[21]

Former Groups

Lions of the East Army
- Liwa Basha’ir al-Nasr^[22]
Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
Liwa al-Fatah al-Mubin (Formerly part of the Allahu Akbar Battalions)^[23]
Ibn Taymiyyah Mujahideen Brigades (Joined Ahrar al-Sham)^[24]
New Syrian Army (Expelled from Authenticity and Development Front, continued operations as independent group)
- Allahu Akbar Battalions^[25]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Non-State Militant Landscape in Syria". Combating Terrorism Center. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ Sinjab, Lina (17 October 2013). "Syria crisis: Guide to armed and political opposition". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ "Northern Homs based rebel group joins Authenticity and Development Front". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
^ "The Authenticity and Development front cuts all of its ties with the New Syrian Army. | en.deirezzor24.net". Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
^ "Analysis: Insurgents launch major offensive against Assad regime in Hama province - FDD's Long War Journal". FDD's Long War Journal. 24 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ "ثوار القلمون يطردون تنظيم "الدولة" من مناطق جديدة". الدرر الشامية. 15 March 2015.
^ Image malcolmxtreme.files.wordpress.com ^{[better source needed]}
^ "جبهة الأصالة والتنمية كتائب أهل الأثر جانب من مشاركتنا في عملية #غصن_الزيتون عفرين". YouTube.
^ Charles Lister, Yes, there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in Syria. Here’s what we know about them Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, The Spectator, 27 November 2015
^ Guide to the Syrian rebels, BBC, 13 December 2013
^ "The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "The Fighting in Abu Kamal (Albukamal): Background and Analysis". Brown Moses Blog. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ "The Factions of Abu Kamal". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "Jeish al-Mujahideen Charter – Comment and Translation". Goha's Nail. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 5 August 2015.
^ Image twimg.com ^{[better source needed]}
^ جبهة الأصالةوالتنمية [@alasalawatanmya] (27 February 2018). "#جبهة_الأصالة_والتنمية #كتائب_أهل_الأثر https://t.co/mYc9xbXZYp" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ جبهة الأصالةوالتنمية [@alasalawatanmya] (26 April 2017). "#جبهة_الأصالة_والتنمية #كتائب_عباد_الرحمن https://t.co/yXLeej74mL" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Image twimg.com ^{[better source needed]}
^ Image Archived 2019-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Mesopotamische Gesellschaft « the White Shroud: A Syrian Resistance Movement to the Islamic State / By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi".
^ "Key Updates on Albukamal (Abu Kamal)".
^ "Syrian Civil War factions".
^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (18 December 2013). "The Factions of Abu Kamal". Middle East Forum. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

External links

[ctc-1] "The Non-State Militant Landscape in Syria". Combating Terrorism Center. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[BBC17Oct-2] Sinjab, Lina (17 October 2013). "Syria crisis: Guide to armed and political opposition". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[3] "Northern Homs based rebel group joins Authenticity and Development Front". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-05-22.

[4] "The Authenticity and Development front cuts all of its ties with the New Syrian Army. | en.deirezzor24.net". Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[5] "Analysis: Insurgents launch major offensive against Assad regime in Hama province - FDD's Long War Journal". FDD's Long War Journal. 24 March 2017.

[ceip8April-6] "The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[haidara-7] "ثوار القلمون يطردون تنظيم "الدولة" من مناطق جديدة". الدرر الشامية. 15 March 2015.

[8] Image malcolmxtreme.files.wordpress.com ^{[better source needed]}

[9] "جبهة الأصالة والتنمية كتائب أهل الأثر جانب من مشاركتنا في عملية #غصن_الزيتون عفرين". YouTube.

[Lister1-10] Charles Lister, Yes, there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in Syria. Here’s what we know about them Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, The Spectator, 27 November 2015

[BBC-11] Guide to the Syrian rebels, BBC, 13 December 2013

[ceip26dec-12] "The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[saudi-13] "The Fighting in Abu Kamal (Albukamal): Background and Analysis". Brown Moses Blog. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

[14] "The Factions of Abu Kamal". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[15] "Jeish al-Mujahideen Charter – Comment and Translation". Goha's Nail. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[moderate-16] "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 5 August 2015.

[17] Image twimg.com ^{[better source needed]}

[18] جبهة الأصالةوالتنمية [@alasalawatanmya] (27 February 2018). "#جبهة_الأصالة_والتنمية #كتائب_أهل_الأثر https://t.co/mYc9xbXZYp" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[19] جبهة الأصالةوالتنمية [@alasalawatanmya] (26 April 2017). "#جبهة_الأصالة_والتنمية #كتائب_عباد_الرحمن https://t.co/yXLeej74mL" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[20] Image twimg.com ^{[better source needed]}

[21] Image Archived 2019-10-20 at the Wayback Machine

[22] "Mesopotamische Gesellschaft « the White Shroud: A Syrian Resistance Movement to the Islamic State / By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi".

[23] "Key Updates on Albukamal (Abu Kamal)".

[24] "Syrian Civil War factions".

[25] Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (18 December 2013). "The Factions of Abu Kamal". Middle East Forum. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

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