Fastaqim Union

Fastaqim Kama Umirt Union
تجمع فاستقم كما أمرت
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active December 2012 - November 2016 (some remnants remain active)[1]
Groups
  • Aleppo City Battalion
  • Aleppo of Shahbaa Brigade
  • Islam Brigade[2]
  • Peace Brigade[3]
Leaders
  • Mustafa Berro [3]
    (nom de guerre: Saqr Abu Quteiba; overall leader)[1]
  • Ammar Sakkar[4]
    (Fastaqim Union spokesman)
Area of operations
Part of Army of Mujahedeen (formerly)
Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[3]
Levant Front(former)[5][6]
Fatah Halab[7]
Hawar Kilis Operations Room[8]
Opponents
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

The Fastaqim Kama Umirt Union (Arabic: تجمع فاستقم كما أمرت, translit. Jame Fastaqim Kama Umirt, lit. 'Union of Be Upright as Ordered') was a rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War.[2]

History

On 26 April 2015, along with other major Aleppo based groups, they established the Fatah Halab joint operations room.[7][10]

On 2 November 2016, during the Aleppo offensive, Fastaqim Union fighters captured a military commander of Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki. In response, al-Zenki fighters attacked the Fastaqim Union's headquarters in the Salaheddine District and al-Ansari district of Aleppo. At least one rebel were killed and more than 25 wounded on both sides in the raid.[11] The next day, the Levant Front and the Abu Amara Brigades began to patrol the streets to arrest any rebels taking part in the clashes.[12] At least 18 rebels were killed in the infighting.[13]

The group was mostly dissolved when the Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki and the Abu Amara Brigades eventually captured all positions of the Fastaqim Union in eastern Aleppo in November 2016. Dozens of rebels from the latter group surrendered and were either captured, joined Abu Amara Brigades's parent group Ahrar al-Sham, or deserted. Some remnants of the Union remained active, but they were considered very weak.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Zenki and Abu Amarah control all headquarters of Fastaqim Kama Umirt, the leaders of which go to Ahrar al-Sham". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Syria: Army of the Mujahideen Challenges ISIS Gains". Al Akhbar. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The Levant Front: Can Aleppo's Rebels Unite?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. "Syrian rebels launch Aleppo offensive to break siege". AP. 28 October 2016.
  5. "Syrian Civil War factions".
  6. "'Shamiah Front' unites leading Aleppo opposition groups". The Daily Star. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 "The biggest rebel factions in Aleppo just formed coalition "Operation Conquest of Aleppo". Source is a facebook video uploaded 20 mins ago by the Syrian Revolution 2011 facebook page. : syriancivilwar". reddit.
  8. "Factions involved in North Aleppo's Opposition/SDF Conflict". Archicivilians. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. "Rebel Infighting Erupts in Besieged Eastern Aleppo". SouthFront.
  10. "Fateh Haleb Coalition Member Organizations List : syriancivilwar". reddit.
  11. "Fighting between 2 factions in the eastern section of Aleppo kills and injures about 25 fighters from both parties". Syria HR. 2 November 2016.
  12. "Factions of the opposition clashed in the city of Aleppo, the front maize are trying to resolve conflict". ARA News. 3 November 2016.
  13. InsideSourceInt (2 November 2016). "Approximately 18 dead so far in rebel infighting across East Aleppo" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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