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Damascus Military Council

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The Damascus Revolutionary Military Council (المجلس العسكري الثوري بدمشق), also called the Military Council of Damascus and its Suburbs (المجلس العسكري في دمشق وريفها.), was a Syrian rebel coalition affiliated with the Free Syrian Army created by Colonel Khaled Mohammed al-Hammud on 22 March 2012. [1]

26 relations: Al Jazeera English, Al-Nusra Front, Battle of Damascus (2012), Colonel, Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Damascus offensive (2013), Free Syrian Army, Israel, Jaysh al-Islam, List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War, National Defence Forces, Pluralism (political philosophy), Rif Dimashq Governorate, Rif Dimashq offensive (August–October 2012), Rif Dimashq offensive (March–August 2013), Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013), Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013), Southern Front (Syrian rebel group), Sword of al-Sham Brigades, Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian Civil War, Syrian opposition, Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta, Ziad Fahd, Zubaida al-Meeki.

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English (AJE) is an international state-funded 24-hour English-language news and current affairs TV channel owned and operated by Al Jazeera Media Network, headquartered in Doha, Qatar.

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Al-Nusra Front

Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra (جبهة النصرة.), known as Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (جبهة فتح الشام, transliteration: Jabhat Fataḥ al-Šām) after July 2016, and also described as al-Qaeda in Syria or al-Qaeda in the Levant, was a Salafist jihadist organization fighting against Syrian government forces in the Syrian Civil War.

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Battle of Damascus (2012)

The Battle of Damascus (معركة دمشق), also known as Operation Damascus Volcano (عملية بركان دمشق), started on 15 July 2012 during the Syrian Civil War.

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Colonel

Colonel ("kernel", abbreviated Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank below the brigadier and general officer ranks.

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Damascus

Damascus (دمشق, Syrian) is the capital of the Syrian Arab Republic; it is also the country's largest city, following the decline in population of Aleppo due to the battle for the city.

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Damascus Governorate

Damascus Governorate (مُحافظة دمشق) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria.

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Damascus offensive (2013)

The Damascus offensive (2013) refers to a series of rebel operations that began in early February 2013 in and around the city of Damascus.

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Free Syrian Army

The Free Syrian Army (al-Jaysh as-Sūrī al-Ḥurr; abbreviated FSA) is a loose faction in the Syrian Civil War founded on 29 July 2011 by officers of the Syrian Armed Forces who said their goal was to bring down the government of Bashar al-Assad.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.

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Jaysh al-Islam

Jaysh al-Islam (جيش الإسلام, meaning Army of Islam), formerly known as Liwa al-Islam (لواء الإسلام, Brigade of Islam), is a coalition of Islamist rebel units involved in the Syrian Civil War.

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List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

A number of armed groups have involved themselves in the ongoing Syrian Civil War.

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National Defence Forces

The National Defence Forces (NDF) (قوات الدفاع الوطني Quwāt ad-Difāʿ al-Watanī) is a pro-government militia, formed after summer 2012 and organized by the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War as a part-time volunteer reserve component of the Syrian Armed Forces.

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Pluralism (political philosophy)

Pluralism as a political philosophy is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a political body, which permits the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions and lifestyles.

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Rif Dimashq Governorate

Rif Dimashq Governorate (محافظة ريف دمشق, literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus") is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria.

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Rif Dimashq offensive (August–October 2012)

The Rif Dimashq offensive (August–October 2012) (اشتباكات ريف دمشق) was a Syrian Army offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate during August–October 2012, as part of the Syrian Civil War.

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Rif Dimashq offensive (March–August 2013)

The Rif Dimashq offensive (March–August 2013) was a Syrian government forces and allies offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate that was launched in late March 2013, as part of the Syrian Civil War.

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Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013)

The Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013) refers to a rebel offensive during the Syrian Civil War in the Rif Dimashq Governorate (which surrounds Damascus) which started in November 2012, and a subsequent attempted Syrian Army counterattack in January 2013.

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Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013)

The Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013) was a Syrian government forces and allies offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, that was launched in mid-September 2013, as part of the Syrian Civil War.

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Southern Front (Syrian rebel group)

The Southern Front (الجبهة الجنوبية) is a Syrian rebel alliance consisting of 58 or 54 Syrian opposition factions affiliated with the Free Syrian Army, established on 13 February 2014 in southern Syria.

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Sword of al-Sham Brigades

The Sword of the Levant Brigades (الوية سيف الشام.; Alwiyat Saif al-Sham) is a Syrian rebel group formed in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, but currently operates in the Quneitra and Daraa governorates.

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Syrian Armed Forces

The Syrian Arab Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة العربية السورية, Forces armées syriennes) are the military forces of the Syrian Arab Republic.

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Syrian Civil War

The Syrian Civil War (الحرب الأهلية السورية, Al-ḥarb al-ʼahliyyah as-sūriyyah) is an ongoing multi-sided armed conflict in Syria fought primarily between the Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic led by President Bashar al-Assad, along with its allies, and various forces opposing both the government and each other in varying combinations.

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Syrian opposition

The Syrian opposition (المعارضة السورية) is an umbrella term for the political structure represented by the Syrian National Coalition and associated anti-government Syrian groups with certain territorial control in the form of a proto-state as an alternative Syrian government, claiming to be the legitimate Syrian Arab Republic and also sometimes known just as the Republic of Syria.

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Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta

The Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta is an operations room of Syrian rebel factions that operated in Eastern Ghouta, Syria.

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Ziad Fahd

Ziad Fahd (زياد فهد) is a Free Syrian Army brigadier general, who defected from the Syrian Army to the FSA on 28 March 2012.

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Zubaida al-Meeki

Zubaida al-Meeki (زبيدة الميقي) is an Alawite Free Syrian Army colonel, who defected from the Syrian Army to the FSA in 2012 during clashes in the town of Babbila.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_Military_Council

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