The Authenticity and Development Front (Arabic: جبهة الأصالة والتنمية, romanized: 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)[13] and the BBC.[14]
The coalition includes Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians.[6][15][16] Although the alliance uses Syrian independence flags and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the Free Syrian Army.[17] 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Army of Mujahideen,[6] though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition.[18] The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles captured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[19]