Muntasir Billah Brigade

Muntasir Billah Brigade
Muntasir Billah Brigade
Arabic: لواء المنتصر بالله, romanized: Liwa al-Muntasir bi-llah; Turkish: Muntasır Billah Tugayı
	Logo of the militia
Leaders	Firas Paşa
Dates of operation	Unknown – 2013 (Raqqa group); 2013 – present (Aleppo group)
Ideology	Main:; Islamism (Raqqa group); Syrian nationalism; Elements:; Neo-Ottomanism (Aleppo group); Turanism (Aleppo group)
Size	350 (February 2016)
Part of	Free Syrian Army Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades (Raqqa group); Syrian National Army (from 2017); Syrian Turkmen Brigades; Army of Aleppo
Allies	Turkey (Aleppo group); Qatar (Raqqa group)
Opponents	Syria; Iran; Russia; Islamic State; Syrian Democratic Forces; Hezbollah
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Raqqa campaign (2012–13) Battle of Raqqa (March 2013); ; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016); ; Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016); Operation Euphrates Shield; Operation Olive Branch;

The Muntasir Billah Division (Arabic: فرقة المنتصر بالله, romanized: Firqah al-Muntasir bi-llah), also known by its original name Muntasir Billah Brigade (Arabic: لواء المنتصر بالله, romanized: Liwa al-Muntasir bi-llah, lit. "God's Victory Brigade"), is a predominantly ethnic Turkmen Free Syrian Army militia that has taken part in the Syrian Civil War. One of the most prominent pro-Turkish formations in the FSA, the group fought in the Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) and other campaigns in Aleppo Governorate against the Syrian government, ISIL, and the SDF. The exact origin of the current Muntasir Billah Brigade is unclear, and it is possible that it originated as remnant of a rebel group that had been active in Raqqa Governorate until being subsumed by the al-Nusra Front and ISIL in 2013.

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