Authenticity and Development Front
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]
Authenticity and Development Front
جبهة الأصالة والتنمية[1]
Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah
Khalid al-Hamad [1]
November 2012 – present[2]
Unification Army[3]
Lions of the East Army (Former)[4]
The White Shroud
Mujahideen Shura Council (2014–2015) 
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army
- Hawar Kilis Operations Room (2017-present, Northern Aleppo branch only)
Background[edit]
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Army of Mujahideen,[6] though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition.[15] The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles captured from the Islamic State of Iraq and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]