Daraa Military Council

Daraa Military Council
LeadersColonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh[1]
Dates of operation2012-2015?[1]
GroupsDawn of Islam Division[2]
Muhajireen and Ansar Brigade[2]
Hamza Division (left to form the First Army in January 2015)[2][3]
1st Artillery Regiment (left to form the First Army in January 2015)[2][3]
Active regionsDaraa Governorate[1]
Part ofFree Syrian Army[1]
Southern Front
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Jabhat al-Nusra
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Daraa Military Council was a rebel coalition active in Daraa Governorate. The Daraa MC was the dominant rebel organization in Daraa Governorate in 2012, the year it was created.[4] The group's leader, the defected Syrian Air Force colonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh who succeeded in uniting rebel groups in the province, was arrested by al-Nusra Front on 4 May 2014 and put on trial before a Sharia court.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tensions over Al-Qaeda efforts for influence in south Syria". Middle East Monitor. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "More than 10.000 Free Syrian Army fighters announce the formation of the "First Army" in southern Syria". Shaam Times. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Rebel Advance in Daraa Raises Jihadist Profile in Southern Syria". Syria Deeply. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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