The Shields of the Revolution Council (Arabic: هيئة دروع الثورة, Hayat Duru al-Thawra) was a Syrian FSA-rebel alliance affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood of Syria. Bashar al-Assad labeled the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood as an extremist “terror” group.[1] It joined the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council on 3 August 2014.[3]
| Shields of the Revolution Council | |
|---|---|
| هيئة دروع الثورة | |
 Logo of the Shields | |
| Dates of operation | January 2013 - March 2014[1] |
| Active regions | Idlib Governorate[2] |
| Ideology | Islamic democracy[2] Anti-imperialism |
| Size | 5,000 - 7,000[1] |
| Part of | Muslim Brotherhood of Syria[1] Free Syrian Army[3] Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[3] |
| Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
In March 2014, the Fatiheen Brigade, Eman Brigade and Sihem al-Haq Brigade, previously affiliated with the Shields, split from the group and joined the newly formed Sham Legion alliance.[4][5]
Member groups
edit- Dera al-Jabal[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Syrian Muslim Brotherhood hesitant to plunge into militia game". The Daily Star. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b "A tapestry of war". Al-Ahram Weekly. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "EXCLUSIVE – 18 Syrian revolutionary factions advancing toward a One Army project". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "The Sham Legion: Syria's Moderate Islamists". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ Cody Roche Syrian Opposition Factions in the Syrian Civil War, Bellingcat, 13 August 2016
External links
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- Shields of the Revolution Council on Twitter (in Arabic)
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