Levant Front
The Levant Front (Arabic: الجبهة الشامية, romanized: al-Jabhat aš-Šāmiyya, Jabhat al-Shamiyah, also translated as the Sham Front or the Levantine Front) is a Syrian rebel group based around Aleppo involved in the Syrian Civil War. It was formed in December 2014.
| Levant Front | |
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| الجبهة الشامية Jabhat al-Shamiyah | |
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| Dates of operation | 25 December 2014–18 April 2015; 18 June 2015–present |
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| Headquarters | Azaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism |
| Size | 7,000 (December 2016, Russian military claim) |
| Part of | Fatah Halab Jaysh Halab Mare' Operations Room Hawar Kilis Operations Room Free Syrian Army Syrian National Army |
| Allies | Turkey Sham Legion Syrian Turkmen Brigades (sometimes) Other FSA groups in northern Aleppo |
| Opponents | Syria Syrian Democratic Forces Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Tahrir al-Sham Liwa Ahfad Saladin Ahrar al-Sharqiya Hazzm Movement (March 2015) |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The northern branch of the Levant Front is part of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army. The Netherlands' public prosecutor declared it to be a terrorist organisation in 2018, despite the Dutch government having earlier provided it with support.
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