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The Northern Storm Brigade is responsible for the kidnapping of eleven Lebenese men in 2012.<ref name="tracking"/> Nine of them were released on 19 October 2013.<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/10/lebanese-hostages-syria-freed-20131018203058110445.html Syrian rebels free Lebanese hostages]</ref> It fought in the [[Battle of Azaz (2012)]] and participated in the [[Siege of Menagh Air Base]].<ref name="northernstorm"/> It also clashed with the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIS) after the jihadists attacked the town of [[Azaz]] in september 2013.<ref name="tracking"/> |
The Northern Storm Brigade is responsible for the kidnapping of eleven Lebenese men in 2012.<ref name="tracking"/> Nine of them were released on 19 October 2013.<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/10/lebanese-hostages-syria-freed-20131018203058110445.html Syrian rebels free Lebanese hostages]</ref> It fought in the [[Battle of Azaz (2012)]] and participated in the [[Siege of Menagh Air Base]].<ref name="northernstorm"/> It also clashed with the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIS) after the jihadists attacked the town of [[Azaz]] in september 2013.<ref name="tracking"/> The group's leader was severely wounded in the middle of January 2013, during the siege of the Menagh Air Base, which resulted in him losing one of his legs.<ref>[http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/the-battle-for-syrias-minakh-air-base/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 The Battle for Syria’s Minakh Air Base]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 22:58, 20 August 2014
| Northern Storm Brigade | |
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| Leaders | Ammar Ibrahim Dadikhi[1] |
| Dates of operation | 2011[2]–present |
| Headquarters | Azaz[2] |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate[2] |
| Ideology | Islamic democracy[2] Secularism[2] |
| Part of | Free Syrian Army[2] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[3] |
| Battles and wars | Battle of Azaz (2012)[2] Siege of Menagh Air Base[2] Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Syrian civil war |
The Northern Storm Brigade, is a Syrian rebel group formed in 2011. Its leader and other members of the group were smugglers from the city and its surrounding before the Syrian Civil War. The group has been accused of kidnapping and smuggling.[2] The group retains exclusive control of the Bab al-Salam border crossing.[1]
History
The Northern Storm Brigade is responsible for the kidnapping of eleven Lebenese men in 2012.[3] Nine of them were released on 19 October 2013.[4] It fought in the Battle of Azaz (2012) and participated in the Siege of Menagh Air Base.[2] It also clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) after the jihadists attacked the town of Azaz in september 2013.[3] The group's leader was severely wounded in the middle of January 2013, during the siege of the Menagh Air Base, which resulted in him losing one of his legs.[5]
