Syrian National Army

Syrian National Army
الجيش الوطني السوري
Flag of The Syrian National Army
Leader	Salem al-Meslet
Dates of operation	2017-Present
Allegiance	Syrian Intern Government
Headquarters	Azaz, Aleppo Governorate
Active regions	Northern Syria Idlib Governorate Aleppo Governorate Hasakah Governorate Raqqa Governorate
Allies	Turkey  Qatar  Ahrar al-Sham  Azerbaijan
Opponents	Syria  ISIL  Armenia  Russia  Iran
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War[1] Operation Olive Branch Siege of Northern Homs 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria 2019 Tell Rifaat clashes Idlib Governorate clashes (January 2019) Operation Euphrates Shield Libyan Civil War (2014–2020)[2] 2019–20 Western Libya campaign 2020 Central Libya campaign 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war[3]
Designated as a terrorist group by	Iran Syria

The Syrian National Army, also known as the Turkish-Backed FSA, is a Syrian Opposition faction formed in 2017.^[5] The Syrian National Army has fought against the Syrian Arab Army, National Defense Forces, Russia, Armenia, YPG, Syrian Democratic Forces, Liwa Al-Quds, And other Pro-Assad Groups.^[6][7] The Syrian National Army is funded by Turkey. the Turkish Armed Forces give weapons, training and other forms of support to the SNA.^[8]

1. ↑ "Syrian Opposition Factions in the Syrian Civil War". Bellingcat. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
2. ↑ "300 pro-Turkey Syrian rebels sent to Libya to support UN-backed gov't: watchdog". Xinhauet. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
3. ↑ "Turkey deploying Syrian fighters to help ally Azerbaijan, two fighters say". Reuters Staff. Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
4. ↑ ""National Army" Restructured Having Merged With "National Front for Liberation"". Enabbaladi. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
5. ↑ "Syria war: Turkish-led forces oust Kurdish fighters from heart of Afrin". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
6. ↑ "Turkey deploying Syrian fighters to help ally Azerbaijan, two fighters say". Reuters Staff. Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
7. ↑ "Turkey sends weapons to Syrian rebels facing Russian-backed assault: Syrian sources". Suleiman Al-Khalidi. Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
8. ↑ "The Syrian National Army and the Future of Turkey's Frontier Land Force". The Jamestown Foundation. Can Kasapoglu. Retrieved 30 July 2022.