Free Officers Movement (Syria)
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Not to be confused with the Free Officers Union, another Syrian rebel group in exile that joined the Syrian Democratic Forces in October 2016[1]
See also: Free Officers Movement (Egypt), Free Officers and Civilians Movement, and Libyan Arab Socialist Union
The Free Officers Movement (Arabic: حركة الضباط الأحرار, Harakat ad-Dubbat al-Ahrar), also called the Free Officers Brigade (Arabic: لواء الضباط الاحرار, Liwa ad-Dubbat al-Ahrar) was a Syrian rebel group that operated during the early phase of the Syrian Civil War in 2011. The group consisted of defected officers and soldiers from the Syrian Armed Forces.
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حركة الضباط الأحرار Harakat ad-Dubbat al-Ahrar | |
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Dates of operation | 9 June 2011 – mid-2012 (part of the Free Syrian Army since 23 September 2011) |
Split from | Syrian Armed Forces |
Merged into | Free Syrian Army |
Group(s) | Khalid ibn al-Walid Battalion |
Active regions | Syria |
Ideology | Syrian nationalism Secularism[4] |
Allies | Free Syrian Army |
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Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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Unlike the Free Syrian Army led by Colonel Riad al-Asaad, which had links to the Muslim Brotherhood of Syria, the Free Officers Movement was a secular-leaning group.[4] The movement joined the FSA on 23 September 2011, but continued to operate under the name of the Free Officers Movement until mid-2012.[9]