Quwat al-Ridha

Quwat al-Ridha
قوات الرضا
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active 2013 – present[1]
Ideology Twelver Shia Islam
Area of operations Homs Governorate
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Aleppo Governorate
Daraa Governorate
Size 20,000 claimed (August 2015)[2]
Part of Syrian Hezbollah (fa)
Allies Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Opponents Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
al-Nusra Front
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

The Al-Ridha Forces (Arabic: قوات الرضا‎ Quwat al-Ridha) are a Hezbollah-trained and organized pro-government Syrian militia.[1][3] Its members belong to Syria's small Twelver Shia community, mainly from the Homs region.[2] Its name refers to Shia Imam Ali al-Ridha[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah". Joshua Landis. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Syrian Shiites Take Up Arms in Support of Assad's Army". US News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hezbollah: Quwat al-Ridha". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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