Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front

The Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front (Arabic: جبهة تحرير الفرات الإسلامية‎; Jabhat al-Tahrir al-Furat al-Islamiyyah) was a Syrian rebel alliance that was active during the Syrian civil war.[4] The group became defunct since late 2014.[7]

Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front
جبهة تحرير الفرات الإسلامية
Jabhat al-Tahrir al-Furat al-Islamiyyah[1]
Participant in Syrian Civil War
ActiveFebruary 2014 – ? (defunct since late 2014)
IdeologyIslamism
LeadersAbdullah Abu Raed[2]
Area of operationsRaqqa Governorate, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, and Aleppo Governorate, Syria[1]
Allies Raqqa Revolutionaries Brigade
Free Syria Brigade
People's Protection Units[3]
Women's Protection Units
Kurdish Front[4]
Al-Nusra Front[5][6]
Ahrar al-Sham
Opponent(s) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[1]
Syrian Armed Forces and allies
Battles and war(s)Syrian Civil War

Affiliated groups[2]

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

References
  1. "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. "The "Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front"". Al-Jazeera. 4 February 2014.
  3. "A new dialogue and collaboration in northern Syria between kurds and rebels". The Arab Chronicle. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. "Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi - Key Updates on Albukamal (Abu Kamal)". Brown Moses Blog. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. Siddique, Haroon; Whitaker, Brian (31 July 2012). "Syrian rebels 'overrun Aleppo police stations'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. Leverrier, Ignace (8 December 2013). "Deïr ez-Zor, à l'est de la Syrie. Des islamistes, des tribus et du pétrole…" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  7. "The White Shroud: A Syrian Resistance Movement to the Islamic State". Syria Comment. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. "The Factions of Raqqa Province". Syria Comment. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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