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Authenticity and Development Front
Alliance of rebel groups during the Syrian Civil War

The Authenticity and Development Front is an alliance of rebel groups that is active during the Syrian Civil War. The alliance is considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (from Middle East Institute) and the BBC.

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Background

The coalition includes Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians.345 Although the alliance uses Syrian independence flags and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the Free Syrian Army.6 One of the groups involved was the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which was also part of the Army of Mujahideen,7 though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition.8 The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles captured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.9

Member Groups

Current

  • The White Shroud
  • Army of Tawhid10
    • Tajamuu Alwiyat al-Iman Billah
    • Liwa Hamah al-Aqidah
    • Tajamuu Jund al-Badr Brigade 313
    • Lions of Islam Brigade
    • Talbisah Brigade
    • Falcons of Talbisah Brigade
    • Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan Brigade
    • Sword of Islam Battalion
    • Tajamuu Alwiyat wa Kataib Suyuf al-Haq
  • Battalions of the People of Impact11
  • Abd Al-Rahman Battalions12
  • Miqdad Bin al-Aswad Battalion13
  • Division 60
  • Jund al-Sham14

Former Groups

See also

References

  1. Charles Lister, Yes, there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in Syria. Here’s what we know about them Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, The Spectator, 27 November 2015 http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/yes-there-are-70000-moderate-opposition-fighters-in-syria-heres-what-we-know-about-them/ ↩

  2. Guide to the Syrian rebels, BBC, 13 December 2013 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24403003 ↩

  3. "The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154759/http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=55275 ↩

  4. "The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 26 December 2014. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226221548/http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=57605 ↩

  5. "The Fighting in Abu Kamal (Albukamal): Background and Analysis". Brown Moses Blog. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. http://brown-moses.blogspot.nl/2014/04/the-fighting-in-abu-kamal-albukamal.html ↩

  6. "The Factions of Abu Kamal". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2015. http://www.aymennjawad.org/14161/the-factions-of-abu-kamal ↩

  7. "The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154759/http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=55275 ↩

  8. "Jeish al-Mujahideen Charter – Comment and Translation". Goha's Nail. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014. http://gohasnail.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/jeish-al-mujahideen-charter-comment-and-translation/ ↩

  9. "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 5 August 2015. https://hasanmustafas.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/the-moderate-rebels-a-complete-and-growing-list-of-vetted-groups-fielding-tow-missiles/ ↩

  10. Image twimg.com [better source needed] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEfJeg8XIAAM6BN.png ↩

  11. جبهة الأصالةوالتنمية [@alasalawatanmya] (27 February 2018). "#جبهة_الأصالة_والتنمية #كتائب_أهل_الأثر https://t.co/mYc9xbXZYp" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter. https://x.com/alasalawatanmya/status/968542562976968704 ↩

  12. جبهة الأصالةوالتنمية [@alasalawatanmya] (26 April 2017). "#جبهة_الأصالة_والتنمية #كتائب_عباد_الرحمن https://t.co/yXLeej74mL" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter. https://x.com/alasalawatanmya/status/857214764501442560 ↩

  13. Image twimg.com [better source needed] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9xpv0jWsAAWzT4?format=jpg&name=small ↩

  14. Image Archived 2019-10-20 at the Wayback Machine https://017qndpynh-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FSA-friendly.jpg ↩

  15. "Mesopotamische Gesellschaft « the White Shroud: A Syrian Resistance Movement to the Islamic State / By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi". http://www.mesop.de/the-white-shroud-a-syrian-resistance-movement-to-the-islamic-state-by-aymenn-jawad-al-tamimi/ ↩

  16. "Key Updates on Albukamal (Abu Kamal)". http://www.aymennjawad.org/14756/key-updates-on-albukamal-abu-kamal ↩

  17. "Syrian Civil War factions". https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aI3yAmNGW1vLpJCOrhiVLqpUUIX9PG1RNsCqJGGfhxI/ ↩

  18. Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (18 December 2013). "The Factions of Abu Kamal". Middle East Forum. Retrieved 1 March 2024. https://www.meforum.org/3699/abu-kamal-factions ↩