5th Corps (Syrian rebel group)

5th Corps
Participant in the Syrian civil war
Active 7 September 2014[1] - ?
Ideology Islamic democracy
Area of operations Northern Syria[2]
Strength Few thousand[2]
Part of Free Syrian Army
Allies Islamic Front
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2]
Battles and wars Syrian Civil War

The 5th Corps was an alliance of five rebel groups affiliated with the Free Syrian Army that was involved in the Syrian Civil War. All five units received TOW missiles from the US-backed “Friends of Syria” alliance.[2] The alliance seems to be defunct.[3]

Composition

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Merger of Five Rebel Factions into the Fifth Corps". National Coalition of Syrian and Revolutionary Forces. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  3. "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Hassan Mustafas. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. "Image". Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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