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|active=2011<ref name="northernstorm">[http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/northern-storm-brigade-history-current-status-matters-chris-looney/ The Northern Storm Brigade: It’s History, Current Status, and Why It Matters By Chris Looney]</ref>–present
|active=2011<ref name="northernstorm">[http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/northern-storm-brigade-history-current-status-matters-chris-looney/ The Northern Storm Brigade: It’s History, Current Status, and Why It Matters By Chris Looney]</ref>–March 2014<ref name=tawhid>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Mar-05/249284-northern-storm-joins-tawhid-brigade.ashx |title=Northern Storm joins Tawhid Brigade |publisher=[[The Daily Star (Lebanon)|The Daily Star]] |date=5 March 2014 |accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref>
|ideology=[[Islamic democracy]]<ref name="northernstorm"/><br>[[Secularism]]<ref name="northernstorm"/>
|ideology=[[Islamic democracy]]<ref name="northernstorm"/><br>[[Secularism]]<ref name="northernstorm"/>
|leaders= [[Mahmoud Naddom]]<ref name="northernstorm"/><br>[[Ammar Ibrahim Dadikhi]]{{KIA}}<ref name="northernstorm"/><br>[[Samir Amouri]]<small>(Former)</small><ref name="northernstorm"/>
|leaders= [[Mahmoud Naddom]]<ref name="northernstorm"/><br>[[Ammar Ibrahim Dadikhi]]{{KIA}}<ref name="northernstorm"/><br>[[Samir Amouri]]<small>(Former)</small><ref name="northernstorm"/>
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The '''Northern Storm Brigade''', ({{lang-ar|لواء عاصفة الشمال}}, ''Liwa Asifat al-Shamal''), 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]]. It has been accused of kidnapping and smuggling.<ref name="northernstorm"/> The group retains exclusive control of the Bab al-Salam border crossing.<ref name="bordercrossing">[http://www.npr.org/2012/09/04/160535679/syrian-rebel-leader-keeps-order-on-the-border Syrian Rebel Leader Keeps Order On The Border]</ref> It remained independent until 2013, when it began cooperating with other rebels.<ref name="northernstorm"/>
The '''Northern Storm Brigade''', ({{lang-ar|لواء عاصفة الشمال}}, ''Liwa Asifat al-Shamal''), was 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]]. It had been accused of kidnapping and smuggling.<ref name="northernstorm"/> The group retained exclusive control of the Bab al-Salam border crossing.<ref name="bordercrossing">[http://www.npr.org/2012/09/04/160535679/syrian-rebel-leader-keeps-order-on-the-border Syrian Rebel Leader Keeps Order On The Border]</ref> It operated independently until 2013, when it began cooperating with other rebels,<ref name="northernstorm"/> until March 2014 when it announced it was joining the [[Islamic Front (Syria)|Islamic Front]] under the leadership of the [[Al-Tawhid Brigade]].<ref name=tawhid/>


==History==
==History==
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"/> The group's leader Ammar Ibrahim Dadikhi was severely wounded in the middle of January 2013, during the siege of this 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> and eventually his life. He was succeeded by the group's former political leader: Samir Amouri. Two senior commanders (Hadi Salo and Samir Akkash) were also killed in this period, while other members of the group defected to Islamic rebel formations.
The Northern Storm Brigade was 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"/> The group's leader Ammar Ibrahim Dadikhi was severely wounded in the middle of January 2013, during the siege of this 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> and eventually his life. He was succeeded by the group's former political leader: Samir Amouri. Two senior commanders (Hadi Salo and Samir Akkash) were also killed in this period, while other members of the group defected to Islamic rebel formations.


The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIS) attacked the town of [[Azaz]] in September 2013 and pushed the brigade out. Samir Amouri reportedly fled to Turkey and was replaced by the current leader: Mahmoud Naddom. Under his rule, the group began to develop relationships and begin coordinating with other rebels. They were now based in the Turkish city of [[Kilis]].<ref name="northernstorm"/>
The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIS) attacked the town of [[Azaz]] in September 2013 and pushed the brigade out. Samir Amouri reportedly fled to Turkey and was replaced by the current leader: Mahmoud Naddom. Under his rule, the group began to develop relationships and begin coordinating with other rebels. They were now based in the Turkish city of [[Kilis]].<ref name="northernstorm"/>


On 28 February 2014, ISIS was ousted from Azaz by Kurdish and rebel forces, putting the Northern Storm Brigade back in power.<ref name="inter">[http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/syria-kurds-pyd-ypg-isis-rebels-kobani-afrin.html# Syrian Kurds, rebels find common enemy in ISIS]</ref>
On 28 February 2014, ISIS was ousted from Azaz by Kurdish and rebel forces, putting the Northern Storm Brigade back in power.<ref name="inter">[http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/syria-kurds-pyd-ypg-isis-rebels-kobani-afrin.html# Syrian Kurds, rebels find common enemy in ISIS]</ref> The following month, Northern Storm joined the larger Al-Tawhid Brigade.<ref name=tawhid/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:42, 25 August 2014

Northern Storm Brigade
Liwa Asifat al-Shamal
LeadersMahmoud Naddom[1]
Ammar Ibrahim Dadikhi †[1]
Samir Amouri(Former)[1]
Dates of operation2011[1]–March 2014[2]
HeadquartersAzaz[1]
Active regionsAleppo Governorate[1]
IdeologyIslamic democracy[1]
Secularism[1]
Part ofFree Syrian Army[1]
AlliesLiwa al-Tawhid[3]
Jabhat al-Akrad[3]
People's Protection Units[3]
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[4]
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Northern Storm Brigade, (Template:Lang-ar, Liwa Asifat al-Shamal), was 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. It had been accused of kidnapping and smuggling.[1] The group retained exclusive control of the Bab al-Salam border crossing.[5] It operated independently until 2013, when it began cooperating with other rebels,[1] until March 2014 when it announced it was joining the Islamic Front under the leadership of the Al-Tawhid Brigade.[2]

History

The Northern Storm Brigade was responsible for the kidnapping of eleven Lebenese men in 2012.[4] Nine of them were released on 19 October 2013.[6] It fought in the Battle of Azaz (2012) and participated in the Siege of Menagh Air Base.[1] The group's leader Ammar Ibrahim Dadikhi was severely wounded in the middle of January 2013, during the siege of this base, which resulted in him losing one of his legs[7] and eventually his life. He was succeeded by the group's former political leader: Samir Amouri. Two senior commanders (Hadi Salo and Samir Akkash) were also killed in this period, while other members of the group defected to Islamic rebel formations.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) attacked the town of Azaz in September 2013 and pushed the brigade out. Samir Amouri reportedly fled to Turkey and was replaced by the current leader: Mahmoud Naddom. Under his rule, the group began to develop relationships and begin coordinating with other rebels. They were now based in the Turkish city of Kilis.[1]

On 28 February 2014, ISIS was ousted from Azaz by Kurdish and rebel forces, putting the Northern Storm Brigade back in power.[3] The following month, Northern Storm joined the larger Al-Tawhid Brigade.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q The Northern Storm Brigade: It’s History, Current Status, and Why It Matters By Chris Looney
  2. ^ a b c "Northern Storm joins Tawhid Brigade". The Daily Star. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e Syrian Kurds, rebels find common enemy in ISIS
  4. ^ a b Azaz Northern Storm Brigade
  5. ^ Syrian Rebel Leader Keeps Order On The Border
  6. ^ Syrian rebels free Lebanese hostages
  7. ^ The Battle for Syria’s Minakh Air Base
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