Army of the Revolution
Syrian rebel alliance
The Army of the Revolution (Arabic: جيش الثورة; Jaysh al-Thawrā) was a Syrian rebel alliance affiliated with the Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army. It was composed of five FSA factions which mainly operated in the Daraa Governorate in southwestern Syria. One of its commanders stated that the group is a "temporary operations room" due to the separation between western and eastern Daraa, and that the "door is open" for other groups to join the alliance.
Member groups
Yarmouk Army
United Sham Front
Mu'tazz Billah Army
Martyr Walid Qaisi Brigade
Muhajireen and Ansar Brigade
Hasan ibn Ali Brigade
Dawn of Islam Division
Firqat Ahrar Nawa
Free Nawa Brigade
Bani Umayya Brigade
Farouq Brigade
Omar Mukhtar Brigade
Southern Company
Gaza Houran Brigade
Clear Victory Brigade
Muhammad the Conqueror Brigade
Soldiers of Islam Brigade
Martyr Ahmad al-Awad Brigade
Omar ibn al-Khattab Brigade
Lions of the South Brigade
Technical Battalion
Yarmouk Army
The Yarmouk Army (Arabic: جيش اليرموك; transliteration: Jaysh al-Yarmouk), originally known as the Yarmouk Brigade, is a prominent FSA rebel group operating in the Quneitra and Daraa governorates. The group is one of the units that has received BGM-71 TOW missiles. It joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014 and the Hawks of the South coalition on 27 December 2014.
The Yarmouk Army was described by Reuters in 2014 as "one of the strongest groups in the south."
The group participated in the Battle of Nasib Border Crossing in April 2015, where the Syrian rebels took control of it.
The group took part in the Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015).
In January 2016, the United Sham Front joined the group.
The group clashed with the Youth of Sunna Forces in June 2017.
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