Falcons of al-Ghab
| Union of Falcons of al-Ghab | |
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مجموعة صقور الغاب Tajammu Suqour al-Ghab Participant in the Syrian civil war | |
| Active | 11 February 2012—24 October 2015 (dissolved)[1] |
| Leaders | Lieutenant Jamil Raadoun †[1] |
| Headquarters | Qalaat al-Madiq[1] |
| Area of operations | |
| Strength | 2,000 |
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| Became | Jaysh al-Nasr |
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| Battles and wars | |
The Union of Falcons of al-Ghab (مجموعة صقور الغاب; Tajammu Suqour al-Ghab) was a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army that was formed in the early stage of the Syrian Civil War in 2012. It was part of the Hama Military Council and mainly operated in the al-Ghab Plain of western Hama Governorate. The group received BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles as it is part of the Supreme Military Council.[1]
History
The group played an important role in the capture of the al-Ghab region and was also involved in the 2014 Hama offensive in northern Hama.[1]
On 3 August 2015 the group along with 14 other FSA factions in northern Hama formed Jaysh al-Nasr, or the Army of Victory operations room, in order to support the offensives led by the Army of Conquest.[3] In the same month the group's commander, Lieutenant Jamil Raadoun, was assassinated by a car bomb in Antakya, Turkey.[1]
On 24 October they fully integrated into Jaysh al-Nasr, turning it from an operations room to a united group.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Fatah Halab". archicivilians.
- ↑ "New Hama rebel coalition takes fight to regime". Now News. 5 August 2015.
