Conquest Brigade

Conquest Brigade
Conquest Brigade
Arabic: لواء الفتح, romanized: Liwa al-Fath
	Logo of the militia
Leaders	1st Lt. Rifaat Khalil (DOW) 9 August 2012("Abu al-Nasr"); Maj. Anas Ibrahim ("Abu Zeid", 2012–13); Col. Haytham Darwish † (2012–13); Muhammad Hijazi † ("Abu al-Farouq", 2012–13); Capt. Ismail Nadef ("Abu Mahmoud", c. 2012–16); Abu Yahya Qalandar (by 2018)
Dates of operation	2012 – present
Headquarters	Tell Rifaat (2012–16)
Active regions	Northern Syria Aleppo Governorate; Raqqa Governorate (2012–13); Hasakah Governorate (2012–13);
Ideology	Sunni Islamism Salafi jihadism (formerly, 2013); Syrian nationalism
Part of	Free Syrian Army TFSA's 3rd Legion; Syrian Islamic Liberation Front (2012–13); Fatah Halab (2015–16); Ahrar al-Sham (2015–16); Levant Front (from 2017)
Allies	Al-Tawhid Brigade; Al-Nusra Front; Islamic State (formerly, 2013); Jabhat al-Akrad (2013-2014); Saudi Arabia; Turkey; United States (c. 2012–13)
Opponents	Syria; Iran; Russia; Islamic State; Syrian Democratic Forces; Hezbollah
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War 2012–13 escalation Battle of Anadan; Siege of Menagh Air Base; Capture of Tell Abyad; Battle of Raqqa (March 2013); ; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa; Inter-rebel conflict Northern Aleppo offensive (February–July 2014); Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016); ; Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016); Operation Euphrates Shield; Operation Olive Branch;

The Conquest Brigade (Arabic: لواء الفتح, romanized: Liwa al-Fath), also known as Battalion of Conquest or al-Fatah Brigade, is a Sunni Islamist Free Syrian Army group that takes part in the Syrian Civil War. One of the largest rebel factions active in Aleppo Governorate during the early civil war, the militia played a major part in the fighting for Aleppo city and other battles. As result of conflicts with government forces and later the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant it declined after 2013.The Conquest Brigade became part of the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) in 2016, also engaging in fighting with the Syrian Democratic Forces.

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