Syrian Liberation Front
Syrian Liberation Front (Arabic: Syria Liberation Front, Jabhat Tahrir Suriya, 'JTS' ) is a Syrian Islamist rebel group that was formed in early 2018.[13] and is based out of the Aleppo Governorate in northwestern Syria.
Not to be confused with Syrian Front for Liberation, Syrian Islamic Liberation Front, or National Front for the Liberation of Syria.Syrian Liberation Front
18 February 2018 – present
Ahrar al-Sham- Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement(until 2019)
- Katibat al-'Iqaab[4]
- Sheikh Fadel al-Akel
- Katibat al-Bayia Lillah
- Katibat Usud al-Tawheed
- Liwa al-Adiyat
- Martyr Abu Omar Battalion
Revolutionaries of Atarib (2018)[6]
Maarrat al-Nu'man Military Council (2018)[7]
National Front for Liberation (since August 2018)[8]
Turkey[9]
Syrian National Army
Jaysh al-Ahrar
Suqour al-Sham Brigades[10]
Tahrir al-Sham (sometimes, ceasefire since April 2018)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Syrian Democratic Forces
Tahrir al-Sham (ceasefire since April 2018)[11]
Leadership[edit]
Initially, Jaber Ali Pasha, deputy commander of Ahrar al-Sham, was nominated as the general commander of the Syrian Liberation Front.[3] Sheikh Tawfiq Shahabuddin, commander of the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, was named the deputy commander. Hussam Atrash and Captain Khalid Abu Yaman were appointed as the political and military commanders of the group.[2] However, after hours of disputes over leadership positions, Hassan Soufan, general commander of Ahrar al-Sham, took over as the general commander of the group, replacing Jaber Ali Pasha.[14] Elected in October 2017, Hassan Soufan was the leader of Ahrar al-Sham and stated he was determined to distinguish his movement from "criminal" and "corrupt" projects, such as "Hitish and Daesh".[15]