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{{Distinguish|text=[[Syrian_Democratic_Forces_military_councils#Idlib|the SDF military council of the same name]] or the [[Unified Military Council (Idlib)]]}}
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|leaders= Col. Afif Suleiman<ref name=time>{{cite web|author=Abouzeid, Rania|url=http://world.time.com/2013/02/07/ground-war-syrias-rebels-prepare-to-take-a-province-from-assad/|title=Ground War: Syria’s Rebels Prepare to Take a Province from Assad|work=Time magazine|date=7 February 2013|accessdate=24 August 2014}}</ref>
|leaders= Col. [[Afif Suleiman]]<ref name=time>{{cite web|author=Abouzeid, Rania|url=https://world.time.com/2013/02/07/ground-war-syrias-rebels-prepare-to-take-a-province-from-assad/|title=Ground War: Syria's Rebels Prepare to Take a Province from Assad|work=Time magazine|date=7 February 2013|access-date=24 August 2014}}</ref>
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|area=[[Idlib Governorate]]<ref name=time/>
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|partof= [[Free Syrian Army]]<ref name=time/>
|partof= [[Free Syrian Army]]<ref name=time/>
*[[Syrian Revolutionaries Front]] (since December 2013)<ref name=CarnegieMEC>{{cite web|author=Lund, Aron|url=http://carnegie-mec.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=53910|title=The Syria Revolutionaries' Front|work=Carnegie Middle East Center|date=13 December 2013|accessdate=24 August 2014}}</ref> (2013—14)
*[[Free Idlib Army]]<ref>https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/567375-syria-rebels-form-free-idlib-army</ref>
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|opponents=*[[Syrian Armed Forces]]
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The '''Idlib Military Council''' is a Syrian rebel [[military council]] affiliated with the [[Free Syrian Army]] and was headed by [[Colonel]] Afif Suleiman. The group is active in the [[Idlib Governorate]]<ref name=time/> and joined the [[Syrian Revolutionaries Front]] on 9 December 2013.<ref name=CarnegieMEC/>
The '''Revolutionary Military Council in Idlib Governorate''' ({{langx|ar|المجلس العسكري الثوري في محافظة ادلب}}) was a Syrian rebel [[military council]] affiliated with the [[Free Syrian Army]] and was headed by [[Colonel]] [[Afif Suleiman]]. The group was active in the [[Idlib Governorate]].<ref name=time/>


==History==
==History==
The Idlib Military Council was formed in February 2012 in [[Jabal Zawiya]] in the name of the Northern Armour Battalion by a defected [[Syrian Army]] colonel Afif Suleiman. In late May 2012, the military council and its affiliated rebel groups, including the [[Syrian Martyrs' Brigade]] (then called the Mount Zawiya Martyrs Battalion), terminated the [[Kofi Annan Syrian peace plan]] and began to launch attacks against Syrian Army positions near Idlib, in coordination with the allied [[Suqour al-Sham Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Backgrounder_RebelGroupsJebelAlZawiyah_31July.pdf|title=Rebel groups in Jebel Al-Zawiyah|work=Understanding War|date=26 July 2012}}</ref>
Defected [[Syrian Air Force]] Colonel Afif Suleiman formed the Northern Shield Battalion in February 2012. In April 2012, Suleiman formed the Idlib Military Council. In late May 2012, the military council and its affiliated rebel groups, including the [[Syrian Martyrs' Brigade]] (then called the Martyrs of Mount Zawiya Battalion), terminated the [[Kofi Annan Syrian peace plan]] and began to launch attacks against Syrian Army positions near Idlib, in coordination with the allied [[Suqour al-Sham Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Backgrounder_RebelGroupsJebelAlZawiyah_31July.pdf|title=Rebel groups in Jebel Al-Zawiyah|work=Understanding War|date=26 July 2012}}</ref>


In December 2013, it issued a statement against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] to release all of its captured FSA officers, including [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Ahmed al-Saud of the [[13th Division (Syrian rebel group)|13th Division]] and Fares al-Bayoush of the [[Knights of Justice Brigade]] and their fighters.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paraszczuk, Joanna|url=http://eaworldview.com/2014/01/syria-isis-releases-first-free-syrian-army-prisoner-lt-col-ahmad-saoud/|title=Syria: ISIS Releases First Free Syrian Army Prisoner, Lt Col Ahmad Saoud|work=Carnegie Middle East Center|date=1 January 2014|accessdate=24 August 2014}}</ref>
In December 2013, it issued a statement against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] to release all of its captured FSA officers, including [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Ahmed al-Saud of the [[13th Division (Syrian rebel group)|13th Division]] and [[Fares Bayoush]] of the [[Knights of Justice Brigade]] and their fighters.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paraszczuk, Joanna|url=http://eaworldview.com/2014/01/syria-isis-releases-first-free-syrian-army-prisoner-lt-col-ahmad-saoud/|title=Syria: ISIS Releases First Free Syrian Army Prisoner, Lt Col Ahmad Saoud|work=Carnegie Middle East Center|date=1 January 2014|accessdate=24 August 2014}}</ref>

The council joined the [[Syrian Revolutionaries Front]] on 9 December 2013.<ref name=CarnegieMEC/>

On 14 June 2014, the commander of the Idlib Military Council, Col. Afif Suleiman, along with 8 other FSA military council commanders, all colonels or [[lieutenant colonel]]s, resigned due to the lack of funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://syrianobserver.com/EN/News/27392/Military+Council+Leaders+Resign|title=Military Council Leaders Resign|work=Syrian Observer|date=16 June 2014|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032249/http://syrianobserver.com/EN/News/27392/Military+Council+Leaders+Resign|archive-date=11 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Anti-government factions of the Syrian Civil War]]
[[Category:Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war]]
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 2012]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 2014]]
[[Category:Anti-ISIL factions in Syria]]

Latest revision as of 06:25, 17 November 2024

Not to be confused with the SDF military council of the same name or the Unified Military Council (Idlib).
Revolutionary Military Council in Idlib Governorate
Arabic: المجلس العسكري الثوري في محافظة ادلب
LeadersCol. Afif Suleiman[1]
Dates of operationApril 2012 – 14 June 2014
HeadquartersKafr Nabl
Active regionsIdlib Governorate[1]
Part ofFree Syrian Army[1]
AlliesIslamic Front
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Succeeded by
Free Idlib Army

The Revolutionary Military Council in Idlib Governorate (Arabic: المجلس العسكري الثوري في محافظة ادلب) was a Syrian rebel military council affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and was headed by Colonel Afif Suleiman. The group was active in the Idlib Governorate.[1]

History

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Defected Syrian Air Force Colonel Afif Suleiman formed the Northern Shield Battalion in February 2012. In April 2012, Suleiman formed the Idlib Military Council. In late May 2012, the military council and its affiliated rebel groups, including the Syrian Martyrs' Brigade (then called the Martyrs of Mount Zawiya Battalion), terminated the Kofi Annan Syrian peace plan and began to launch attacks against Syrian Army positions near Idlib, in coordination with the allied Suqour al-Sham Brigade.[3]

In December 2013, it issued a statement against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to release all of its captured FSA officers, including Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed al-Saud of the 13th Division and Fares Bayoush of the Knights of Justice Brigade and their fighters.[4]

The council joined the Syrian Revolutionaries Front on 9 December 2013.[2]

On 14 June 2014, the commander of the Idlib Military Council, Col. Afif Suleiman, along with 8 other FSA military council commanders, all colonels or lieutenant colonels, resigned due to the lack of funding.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Abouzeid, Rania (7 February 2013). "Ground War: Syria's Rebels Prepare to Take a Province from Assad". Time magazine. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Lund, Aron (13 December 2013). "The Syria Revolutionaries' Front". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Rebel groups in Jebel Al-Zawiyah" (PDF). Understanding War. 26 July 2012.
  4. ^ Paraszczuk, Joanna (1 January 2014). "Syria: ISIS Releases First Free Syrian Army Prisoner, Lt Col Ahmad Saoud". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Military Council Leaders Resign". Syrian Observer. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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