Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades
| Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades | |
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ألوية أحفاد الرسول Participant in Syrian civil war |
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Official logo of the Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades
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| Active | July 2012–early 2014 (defunct) |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism |
| Leaders | Ziad Haj Obaid |
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| Strength | 7,000–9,000 |
| Part of | Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front (formerly) |
| Became | Jaysh al-Ahfad |
| Allies |
Kurdish Islamic Front (formerly) Ahrar ash-Sham |
| Opponents |
Syrian Armed Forces Islamic State of Iraq and Syria |
| Battles and wars | |
The Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades (Arabic: ألوية أحفاد الرسول Al-wīat Aḥfād ar-Rasūl, "Grandsons of the Prophet Brigades") was a Syrian rebel group fighting against the Syrian government in the Syrian Civil War.It has been funded by the Qatari government.
Its notable subgroups included al-Haqq Battalion, the Golan Martyrs Battalion, the Golan Hawks Battalion, the Mount Zawiya Hawks Brigade, and the Qalamoun Liberation Front. By August 2013, the group had coopted some 50 groups from across Syria; however, it was strongest in Idlib Governorate. Ahfad al-Rasul took part in the 2 September 2012 bombing that targeted the Syrian Army General Staff building in Damascus. Its leader, Ziad Haj Obaid, was on the Arms Committee of the Supreme Military Council of the FSA.
By early 2014, the Ahfad al-Rasoul Brigades was being described as defunct, with many subunits rebranding themselves as members of the Syria Revolutionaries Front. Former members of the group are also part of the 1st Coastal Division. Reports appeared early 2017 that possible remnants of the Ahfad al-Rasoul Brigades have appeared as Jaysh al-Ahfad in the northern Aleppo Governorate to fight ISIL as part of operation Euphrates Shield.
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