Shields of the Revolution Council
| Shields of the Revolution Council | |
|---|---|
| هيئة دروع الثورة | |
 Logo of the Shields | |
| Dates active | January 2013 - early 2015[1] |
| Active regions | Idlib Governorate[2] |
| Ideology | Islamic democracy[2] Sunni Islamism |
| Size | 5,000 - 7,000[3] |
| Part of |  Muslim Brotherhood of Syria[3]Free Syrian Army[4] Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[4] |
| Wars | the Syrian civil war |
The Shields of the Revolution Council (Arabic: هيئة دروع الثورة, Hayat Duru al-Thawra) was a Syrian FSA-rebel alliance affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood of Syria. Bashar al-Assad labeled the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood as an extremist “terror” group.[3] It joined the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council on 3 August 2014.[4]
In March 2014, the Fatiheen Brigade, Eman Brigade and Sihem al-Haq Brigade, previously affiliated with the Shields, split from the group and joined the newly formed Sham Legion alliance.[5][6]
Member groups
- Dera al-Jabal[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Cody Roche Syrian Opposition Factions in the Syrian Civil War, Bellingcat, 13 August 2016
- 1 2 "A tapestry of war". Al-Ahram Weekly. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Syrian Muslim Brotherhood hesitant to plunge into militia game". The Daily Star. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "EXCLUSIVE – 18 Syrian revolutionary factions advancing toward a One Army project". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ↑ "The Sham Legion: Syria's Moderate Islamists". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Cody Roche Syrian Opposition Factions in the Syrian Civil War, Bellingcat, 13 August 2016
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to the Syrian civil war.
- Shields of the Revolution Council on X (in Arabic)
