Syrian Resistance

Syrian Resistance
المقاومة السورية
Syrian Resistance; المقاومة السورية
	Flag of the Syrian Resistance
Leaders	Mihrac Ural (overall leader); Jamal Trabelsi (WIA) (Director of the Information Office);
Dates of operation	2011 – ?
Group(s)	Falcons of the Jazira and Euphrates
Headquarters	Latakia
Active regions	Syria Latakia Governorate; Homs Governorate; Aleppo Governorate; Idlib Governorate;
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism; Socialist patriotism; Left-wing nationalism; Revolutionary socialism; Syrian nationalism; Assadism; Anti-imperialism; Secularism; Restoration of Syrian Hatay;
Political position	Far-left
Size	2,000 (2015)
Part of	Military Intelligence Directorate (until 2024)
Allies	Syrian Arab Armed Forces; National Defence Force; DHKP-C
Opponents	Free Syrian Army; Turkey; Al-Nusra Front; Islamic State of Iraq and Levant
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War 2013 Latakia offensive; 2014 Latakia offensive; Second Battle of the Shaer gas field; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015); Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015); 2015–16 Latakia offensive; 2016 Aleppo campaign; Central Syria campaign (2017); Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019);
Insignia (SSI)

The Syrian Resistance (Arabic: المقاومة السورية, romanized: al-Muqāwamat al-Sūriyah), formerly known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Sanjak of Iskandarun (Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير لواء اسكندرون), is a Marxist-Leninist pro-Assad militia that operated in northwest Syria in support of the Ba'athist regime during the civil war.

^ "IED targets a leader of the Syrian regime-allied militia of Iskenderun Liberation Front". Al-Dorar Al-Shamia. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ Lund, Aron (23 July 2013). "Gangs of Latakia: The Militiafication of the Assad Regime". Syria Comment. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (10 August 2017). "Suqur al-Furat: A Pro-Assad Sha'itat Tribal Militia". Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ Fadel, Leith. "Syrian Army Captures Final Oil Well at Al-Sha'ar; Nusra Losing Ground in Idlib". Al Masdar News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cite error: The named reference ProAssadSyrianResistance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Albayrak, Aydin. "Mihraç Ural, a man with a long history of terrorism". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (3 September 2016). "Quwat Dir' Al-Amn Al-Askari: A Latakia Military Intelligence Militia". Syria Comment. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[Trabelsi-1] "IED targets a leader of the Syrian regime-allied militia of Iskenderun Liberation Front". Al-Dorar Al-Shamia. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[2] Lund, Aron (23 July 2013). "Gangs of Latakia: The Militiafication of the Assad Regime". Syria Comment. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

[Furat-3] Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (10 August 2017). "Suqur al-Furat: A Pro-Assad Sha'itat Tribal Militia". Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[4] Fadel, Leith. "Syrian Army Captures Final Oil Well at Al-Sha'ar; Nusra Losing Ground in Idlib". Al Masdar News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

[ProAssadSyrianResistance-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cite error: The named reference ProAssadSyrianResistance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Albayrak, Aydin. "Mihraç Ural, a man with a long history of terrorism". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

[askari-7] Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (3 September 2016). "Quwat Dir' Al-Amn Al-Askari: A Latakia Military Intelligence Militia". Syria Comment. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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Syrian Resistance المقاومة السورية
Flag of the Syrian Resistance
Leaders	Mihrac Ural (overall leader) Jamal Trabelsi (WIA) (Director of the Information Office)^[1]
Dates of operation	2011^[2] – ?
Group(s)	Falcons of the Jazira and Euphrates^[3]
Headquarters	Latakia
Active regions	Syria Latakia Governorate Homs Governorate^[4] Aleppo Governorate Idlib Governorate^[5]
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism^[5] Socialist patriotism Left-wing nationalism Revolutionary socialism Syrian nationalism^[5] Assadism^[5] Anti-imperialism^[5] Secularism Restoration of Syrian Hatay^[5]
Political position	Far-left
Size	2,000 (2015)^[6]
Part of	Military Intelligence Directorate (until 2024)
Allies	Syrian Arab Armed Forces National Defence Force DHKP-C
Opponents	Free Syrian Army Turkey Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and Levant
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War 2013 Latakia offensive 2014 Latakia offensive Second Battle of the Shaer gas field Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015) Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015) 2015–16 Latakia offensive 2016 Aleppo campaign^[7] Central Syria campaign (2017)^[3] Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019)
Insignia (SSI)

Syrian Resistance

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