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The Suqour al-Sham Brigades (Arabic: أَلْوِيَةُ صُقُورِ الشَّامِ, romanized: ʾAlwiyat Ṣuqūr aš-Šām, lit. 'Falcons of the Levant Brigades'), also known as the Falcons of the Levant Brigades, was an armed rebel organisation formed by Ahmed Abu Issa[1] early in the Syrian Civil War to fight against the Syrian Government.[1] It was a member of the Islamic Front[8] and a former unit of the Free Syrian Army[18] and the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front.[19] They have a history of coordinating with Ahrar al-Sham and al-Qaeda's al-Nusra Front[6] (a group rebranded as Tahrir al-Sham since January 2017), though clashes with the latter broke out in January 2017. In March 2015, the Suqour al-Sham Brigades merged with Ahrar ash-Sham,[20][3] but left Ahrar al-Sham in September 2016.[4] Also, in September 2016, they joined the Army of Conquest, of which Ahrar al-Sham was also a member.[11] On 25 January 2017, Suqour al-Sham rejoined Ahrar al-Sham,[9] but later became independent.[5]
At the event on 29 January 2025 declaring the victory of the Syrian revolution, most factions of the armed opposition including Suqour al-Sham announced their dissolution and were incorporated into the newly formed Ministry of Defense.[21]
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- ^ a b Obs, Syrian Rebellion (25 January 2017). "#SRO - As #JFS leading its war in #Idlib gov', many factions seeking refuge inside Ahrar ash-Sham : these five sunni factions merged in it.pic.twitter.com/KuiZnw4XHJ". Twitter.
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- ^ "اندماج حركتي أحرار الشام وصقور الشام". Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Syrian Leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa Delivers 'Victory Speech,' Outlines Syria's Future Roadmap, Announces Dissolution Of Ba'ath Party, Armed Factions Into New 'Syrian Army'; Military Operations Command Declares Al-Sharaa President Of Syria During Transitional Phase". MEMRI. Retrieved 29 January 2025.