Farouq Brigades
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The Farouq Brigades (Arabic: كتائب الفاروق), also spelt Farooq and Farook, was an armed rebel organisation formed by a number of Homs based members of the Free Syrian Army early in the Syrian Civil War.[7] The group rapidly expanded in size and prominence in 2012,[7] before suffering internal splits and battlefield reversals in 2013 that greatly reduced its influence.[8] By 2014, the group was largely defunct, with member factions joining other rebel groups.[9] The brigades were named Farouq after Omar bin al-Khattab, a Sahaba (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the second Caliph.
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Farouq Brigades | |
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كتائب الفاروق | |
Leaders | Abdul Razzaq Tlass (October 2011 – 6 October 2012) Osama Juneidi (Abu Sayeh) [1][2] Taleb al-Dayekh[3] |
Dates of operation | June 2011 – 2014 (central organization, remnants remained active until 2017) |
Split from | Khalid ibn al-Walid Battalion |
Ideology | Sunni Islamism |
Size | 14,000[1]–20,000[4] (own claim) (May–June 2013) |
Part of | Free Syrian Army Syrian Islamic Liberation Front (2012–2013) |
Allies | Suqour al-Sham Liwa al-Islam[2] Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqa People's Protection Units[5] |
Opponents | Syria Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Ahrar al-Sham (Aleppo Branch, 2013)[6] |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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