Daraa Military Council

Daraa Military Council
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active 2012-present[1]
Groups
Leaders Colonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh[1]
Area of operations Daraa Governorate[1]
Part of Free Syrian Army[1]
Southern Front
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Jabhat al-Nusra
Battles and wars Syrian Civil War

The Daraa Military Council is a rebel coalition active in Daraa Governorate. The Daraa MC was the dominant rebel organization in Daraa Governotate in 2012, the year it was created.[3] The group's leader, the defected Syrian Air Force colonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh who succeeded in uniting rebel groups in the province, was arrested by al-Nusra Front on 4 May 2014 and put on trial before a Sharia court.[1]

Member groups

1st Artillery Regiment

The 1st Artillery Regiment was created by the Daraa Military Council in an effort to create functionally named military units. It joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014.[2]

It joined the First Army on 1 January 2015.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tensions over Al-Qaeda efforts for influence in south Syria". Middle East Monitor. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. "Rebel Advance in Daraa Raises Jihadist Profile in Southern Syria". Syria Deeply. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. "3 فصائل مقاتلة تعلن اندماجها الكامل وتشكيل "الجيش الأول"". SOHR. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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