Liwa al-Haqq (Idlib)
| Liwa al-Haqq (Idlib) | |
|---|---|
| لواء الحق بريف إدلب | |
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| Headquarters | Idlib, Syria |
| Active regions | Hama Governorate, Syria[1] Idlib Governorate, Syria[2] |
| Ideology | Salafi Jihadism[3] |
| Size | 1,000[4] (2017) |
| Part of |  Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance[2]Army of Conquest[5] Fatah Halab[6] |
| Wars | the Syrian Civil War |
Liwa al-Haqq (Arabic: لواء الحق بريف إدلب, Right Brigade or Truth Brigade), was a Syrian Islamist rebel group that was active during the Syrian Civil War until joining Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in 2017.[2]
History
On 31 October 2014, amid fighting between al-Nusra and the western-backed Hazzm Movement and Syrian Revolutionaries Front, Liwa al-Haqq along with 13 other rebel groups in Idlib established a peace keeping force to mediate the conflict between al-Nusra and the western backed groups, among the peace keeping factions included Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam, Suqour al-Sham and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement.[7]
In May 2015, Liwa al-Haqq was part of a joint rebel offensive alongside the al-Nusra Front, Ajnad al-Kavkaz, Jund al-Aqsa, and Faylaq al-Sham against the Syrian government in northwestern Syria, that eventually led to the rebel takeover of much of the Idlib Governorate, including the governorate's capital Idlib.[8]
In September 2015, In response to reports of Russian intervention, Liwa al-Haqq commander Abu Abdullah Taftanaz posted a tweet addressing "infidel Russians", and threatening to "slaughter you like pigs."[9]
In October 2015, a Russian air raid targeted a Liwa al-Haqq base in the Raqqa Governorate using KAB-500KR precision-guided bombs, reportedly killing two senior IS commanders and up to 200 militants.[10]
In November 2015, Liwa al-Haqq and al-Nusra both released photos of an American made Humvee captured from an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militia in southern Aleppo, that was believed to be Kataib Hezbollah.[11][12]
In early May 2016, Liwa al-Haqq took part in a campaign part of the Army of Conquest coalition in southern Aleppo, during the offensive al-Nusra deployed SVBIEDs targeting Shiite militia fighters in the area, and Jund al-Aqsa carried out separate attacks in coordination with al-Nusra and the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria during the offensive.[13]
On 28 January 2017, Liwa al-Haqq, alongside the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, Jabhat Ansar al-Din, Jaysh al-Sunna and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, which was formerly al-Nusra until disengaging from al-Qaeda and rebranding in 2016, together merged to form Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.[14]
In June 2018, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham arrested several members of IS-linked cells in eastern Idlib, including cells affiliated Liwa Dawud which pledged allegiance to IS in 2014 and members of Liwa al-Haqq.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ "Guide to the Syrian rebels". BBC. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "The Other Syrian Peace Process". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Syria's Civil War: What are the Main Factions?=3 March 2017". Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rebels launch full-on assault of Idlib city". Syria Direct. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Aleppo Factions logo images". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ↑ "Nusra's Offensive in Idlib & its Attempt to Destroy Washington's Allies. November 2014". www.joshualandis.com. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "ANALYSIS: Nusra Front cements its place in Syria".
- ↑ Sami Moubayed (30 September 2015). "Russia's moves in Syria are 'unprecedented'". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ↑ "Russian air force hits 60 Islamic State targets in Syria, kills 300 jihadists". The Times of India. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015.
- ↑ "Al Nusrah Front shows captured Humvees in Aleppo | FDD's Long War Journal".
- ↑ "Seizing a Hummer armored vehicle from the Rafidite militias near Tal Hadiya in the southern countryside of Aleppo". pbs.twimg.com. Archived from the original (image) on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Jaysh al Fath coalition launches new offensive in Aleppo province | FDD's Long War Journal".
- ↑ "Al Qaeda's Latest Rebranding: Hay'at Tahrir al Sham".
- ↑ "Military movements by Tahrir al-Sham to eliminate the key strongholds of ISIS Group-run cells in Idlib". 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
External links
- Liwa al-Haqq on X (in Arabic)
