| Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki | |
|---|---|
| Participant in the Syrian civil war | |
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File:Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki Logo.jpg Logo of Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki | |
| Active | Late 2011[1]-Present |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism |
| Leaders | Sheikh Tawfiq Shahabuddin[1] |
| Area of operations | Aleppo Governorate |
| Part of |
Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[2] Nahrwan Al-Sham[3][4] |
| Allies |
Free Syrian Army Islamic Front |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars | |
Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki (Arabic language: حركة نور الدين الزنكي, Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement) is an independent insurgent group involved in the Syrian Civil War. It is part of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council and has received U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles.[5] As of 2014 it is reportedly one of Aleppos most important rebel factions.[6]
History[]
Nour al-Din al-Zenki was formed in late 2011 by Shaykh Tawfiq Shahabuddin in the Shaykh Salman area north-west of Aleppo. The group's greatest concentration of fighters in the city of Aleppo are in its northwestern suburbs.[7] Nour al-Din al-Zenki took part in the initial battles that started the Battle of Aleppo in July 2012, capturing the Salaheddine neighborhood, although it soon withdrew to its heartland in the countryside.[8]
The group has gone through many affiliations since it was founded. It was initially a branch of the al-Fajr Movement, it went on to join the Tawhid Brigades during the attack on Aleppo, before withdrawing and allying with the Saudi-backed Authenticity and Development Front.[9] In January 2014, Nour al-Din al-Zenki was one of the founding factions in the anti-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant umbrella group Army of Mujahedeen,[1] however in May 2014 it withdrew from the alliance and subsequently received increased financial support from Saudi Arabia, which had been reluctant to support the Army due to its links with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood.[6]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 8 April 2014. http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=55275. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Translation: the Formation of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council". Goha's Nail. 3 August 2014. http://gohasnail.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/translation-the-formation-of-the-syrian-revolutionary-command-council/. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. on alert amid claim of new American killed fighting for extremists in Syria". CNN. 4 September 2014. http://www.wncn.com/story/26391158/us-on-alert-amid-claim-of-new-american-killed-fighting-for-extremists-in-syria. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "2nd American ISIS Fighter Killed In Syria, CNN Reports". Zero Hedge. 27 August 2014. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-27/2nd-american-isis-fighter-killed-syria-cnn-reports. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE – 18 Syrian revolutionary factions advancing toward a One Army project". The Arab Chronicle. http://the-arab-chronicle.com/exclusive-18-syrian-revolutionary-factions-advancing-toward-one-army-project/. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rigged Cars and Barrel Bombs: Aleppo and the State of the Syrian War". International Crisis Group. 9 September 2014. http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa/Iraq%20Syria%20Lebanon/Syria/155-rigged-cars-and-barrel-bombs-aleppo-and-the-state-of-the-syrian-war.pdf. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "NEW OPPOSITION COALITION JAISH AL-MUJAHIDEEN ANNOUNCED IN ALEPPO". Jamestown Foundation. 30 January 2014. http://mlm.jamestown.org/single/?tx_felogin_pi1%5Bforgot%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=41892&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=539#.VBY2HOk9Jy0. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "The Story of Al-Tawhid Brigade: Fighting for Sharia in Syria". Al-Monitor (As-Safir). 22 October 2013. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/10/syria-opposition-islamists-tawhid-brigade.html. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "External support and the Syrian insurgency". Foreign Policy. 9 August 2013. http://mideastafrica.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/08/09/external_support_and_the_syrian_insurgency. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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