Ahrar al-Jazeera

The Ahrar al-Jazeera Brigade (Arabic: لواء أحرار الجزيرة‎, "Free Men of al-Jazeera") was a group of Shammar[3] Arab tribesmen that was active during the Syrian Civil War and was instrumental in beginning the operation which resulted in the capture of Yaroubiya in March 2013 (with assistance from other rebel groups).[1] The group was kicked out of Yaroubiya in October 2013 after it was claimed by the al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant that the group was corrupt.[2]

Ahrar al-Jazeera Brigade
Arabic: لواء أحرار الجزيرة‎
Participant in Syrian Civil War
Ahrar al-Jazeera logo
Active2013–2014 (inactive)
LeadersNawaf al-Assi[1]
Area of operationsHasakah Governorate, Syria[2]
Part ofFree Syrian Army
AlliesAl-Nusra Front (formerly)
Ghuraba al-Sham
Ahrar ash-Sham[1]
Opponent(s)Syrian Armed Forces
People's Protection Units (formerly)[1]
Battles and war(s)Syrian Civil War
  • Al-Hasakah Governorate campaign (2012–13)
  • Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013-present)

In 2016, remnants of the group formed the Elite Forces.[4]

See also
  • List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References
  1. "Arab Tribes Split Between Kurds And Jihadists". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. "The Fall of Yaroubiya to the YPG In Context". Brown Moses Blog. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. "The Battle for Syria's al-Hasakah Province". 24 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. Obs, Syrian Rebellion (16 September 2016). "All coming from Liwa Ahrar al-Jazira who fought against #IS in Yarubiyah battles in 2013 and disbanded itself (2).pic.twitter.com/SVPt8dipYg".
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