Idlib Military Council
| Idlib Military Council | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Colonel Afif Suleiman[1] |
| Active regions | Idlib Governorate[1] |
| Ideology | Islamic democracy Secularism |
| Part of | Free Syrian Army[1] Syria Revolutionaries Front[2] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Idlib Military Council, is a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and is headed by Colonel Afif Suleiman. The group is active in the Idlib Governorate[1] and joined the Syria Revolutionaries Front on 9 December 2013.[2] In December 2013, it issued a statement against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS or IS in short) to release all its captives, including FSA officers and soldiers.[3]
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Lund, Aron (13 December 2013). "The Syria Revolutionaries' Front". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
