Islamic Front–Free Syrian Army conflict
| Islamic Front–Free Syrian Army Conflict | |||||||
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| Part of the Syrian civil war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Free Syrian Army | File:Islamic Front (Syria) Logo.jpg Islamic Front | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 fighters killed[2] | |||||||
The Islamic Front–Free Syrian Army conflict is a new wave of tensions between the Islamic Front and the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
Background[edit]
The Islamic Front was formed on the 22nd of November 2013 after seven militant groups formed together to fight the Syrian Army.[3] Tensions have been building up ever since the group was formed.[citation needed] The Islamic Front said that they had withdrawn from the military command of the FSA.[4]
Takeover of the Bab al-Hawa bases[edit]
On 7 December 2013, Louay Meqdad, an FSA spokesman, said that fighters from the Islamic Front entered their bases at the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing (which borders Turkey) the previous night after stating that they wanted to secure them. However, the group then asked officials from the bases to leave and replaced the FSA flag with their own. The Islamic Front also captured weapons brought form Turkey.[5] Five fighters were killed in fighting that lasted throughout the night, though it was not clear which side they were fighting for.[2]
On 10 December, the Islamic Front seized the Bab al-Hawa crossing.[6] Two days later, it was confirmed that the FSA top commander, general Salim Idris, had evacuated from Syria and arrived in Doha, Qatar, following the Islamic Fronts advances.[7] However, the FSA denied that Idris had left; it also stated the Islamic Front was asked to guard the warehouses against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[8] The FSA then confirmed on 13 December 2013 that the Islamic Front had obtained machine guns and ammo that was not supposed to be in the possession of the Islamists.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Top U.S.-backed Commander in Syria Run Out, U.S. Officials Say". The Wall Street Journal. 12 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dziadosz, Alexander; Afanasieva, Dasha (7 December 2013). "Syrian Islamists seize Western-backed rebel bases: monitoring group". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ Atassi, Basma (22 November 2013). "Major Syrian rebel groups join forces". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Leading Syrian rebels defect, dealing blow to fight against al-Qaeda". Daily Telegraph. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Syria: Islamic Front fighters seize bases belonging to FSA rebels". Digital Journal. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Syria Islamists seize Turkey border crossing: monitor". The Daily Star. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Islamists drive out US-backed Syrian rebel general Salim Idris". Wall Street Journal. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Syrian rebels deny reports top commander forced to flee". Reuters. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ Vinograd, Cassandra (13 December 2013). "Syria rebels: Islamic militants nabbed our weapons". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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