Ahrar al-Jazeera

Ahrar al-Jazeera Brigade
Arabic: لواء أحرار الجزيرة
Ahrar al-Jazeera logo
Leaders	Nawaf al-Assi[1] Sheikh Hamad[2]
Dates of operation	2013–2014
Active regions	Hasakah Governorate, Syria[3]
Part of	Free Syrian Army
Allies	Al-Nusra Front (formerly) Ghuraba al-Sham Ahrar ash-Sham[1]
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces People's Protection Units (formerly)[1]
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Al-Hasakah Governorate campaign (2012–13) Battle of Ras al-Ayn (2012–13) Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013-present)

The Ahrar al-Jazeera Brigade (Arabic: لواء أحرار الجزيرة, "Free Men of al-Jazeera") was a group of Shammar^[4] Arab tribesmen that was active during the Syrian Civil War and was instrumental in beginning the operation which resulted in the capture of Yaroubiya in March 2013 (with assistance from other rebel groups).^[1] At this point, the unit also assisted anti-Kurdish forces in the Battle of Ras al-Ayn (2012–13).^[2] The group was kicked out of Yaroubiya in October 2013 after it was claimed by the al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant that the group was corrupt.^[3]

In 2016, remnants of the group formed the Elite Forces.^[5]

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References

1. "Arab Tribes Split Between Kurds And Jihadists". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
2. Nils Metzger (4 March 2013). "In Syriens Kurdengebieten herrscht ein brüchiger Friede" [There is an unstable peace in Syria's Kurdish areas]. Zeit (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
3. "The Fall of Yaroubiya to the YPG In Context". Brown Moses Blog. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
4. "The Battle for Syria's al-Hasakah Province". 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
5. Obs, Syrian Rebellion (16 September 2016). "All coming from Liwa Ahrar al-Jazira who fought against #IS in Yarubiyah battles in 2013 and disbanded itself (2).pic.twitter.com/SVPt8dipYg".

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