Syrian Liberation Front
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Not to be confused with Syrian Front for Liberation, Syrian Islamic Liberation Front, or National Front for the Liberation of Syria.
Syrian Liberation Front (Arabic: Syria Liberation Front, Jabhat Tahrir Suriya, 'JTS' ) is a Syrian Islamist rebel group that was formed in early 2018.[13] and is based out of the Aleppo Governorate in northwestern Syria.
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Syrian Liberation Front | |
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Arabic: جبهة تحرير سوريا Jabhat Tahrir Suriya | |
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Dates of operation | 18 February 2018 – present |
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Active regions | Syria |
Ideology | Sunni Islamism[5] |
Part of | Revolutionaries of Atarib (2018)[6][better source needed] Maarrat al-Nu'man Military Council (2018)[7] National Front for Liberation (since August 2018)[8] |
Allies | Turkey[9][better source needed] Syrian National Army Jaysh al-Ahrar Suqour al-Sham Brigades[10][better source needed] Tahrir al-Sham (sometimes, ceasefire since April 2018) |
Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces[1] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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