19th Division (Syrian rebel group)

19th Division
19th Division
الفرقة 19
	Logo of the 19th Division
Leaders	Lt. Col. Muhammad Abdel Qadur Bakur (nom de guerre: "Abu Bakr")
Dates of operation	June 2013 – ?; September 2012 – ? (Ansar Brigade);
Group(s)	Ansar Brigade; Supporters of the Caliphate Brigade; Liwa Amjad al-Islam; Ahrar Khan al-Asal Brigades; Ash-Shuyukh Brigade; Muhajireen Brigade;
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate
Ideology	Sunni Islamism
Part of	Army of Mujahideen
Allies	Al-Tawhid Brigade (2013–2014); Fastaqim Union; Liwa Ahrar Souriya; 16th Division; Levant Front; Ahrar al-Sham; Al-Nusra Front (2013–2017);
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Forces; ; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Al-Nusra Front (2017);
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Siege of Base 46; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013); ; Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War;

The 19th Division (Arabic: الفرقة 19) was a Syrian rebel group which fought in the Syrian Civil War. The group was created in June 2013 in the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate as a part of a foreign-funded project to unify local Free Syrian Army-affiliated factions into bigger factions.^[1]

History

Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Juma Abdul Qader Bakur (nom de guerre "Abu Bakr"), commander of the 19th Division and the Army of Mujahideen

In September 2012, the Ansar Brigade (Arabic: لواء الانصار, Liwa al-Ansar) was formed as part of the Mutasim Billah Brigades in the western Aleppo countryside.^[4] The group was known for producing improvised fighting vehicles.^[5] In June 2013, the group joined several other rebel groups in the area and formed the 19th Division.^[1]

In late June 2013, a rebel court in Darat Izza arrested a media activist after he criticized Lt. Col. Muhammad Bakur, commander of the Ansar Brigade of the 19th Division. The arrest was condemned by an opposition court in Atarib, which demanded the Darat Izza court to release him.^[6]

On 25 September 2013, the 19th Division signed a statement, along with 12 other Syrian rebel groups, in which it rejected any foreign-based opposition group, including the Syrian National Council.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Syria: Army of the Mujahideen Challenges ISIS Gains". Al Akhbar. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Key Syrian rebels reject National Coalition". Al Jazeera English. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ "Formation of the Mutasim Billah Brigades of the Free Army". Free Sarmada. 9 September 2012.
^ "DIY Weapons of the Syrian Rebels". The Atlantic. 20 February 2013.
^ "Media arrest in Aleppo for criticizing the commander of a brigade in the free". Zaman al-Wasl. 1 July 2013.

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[ceip8april-1] "The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[aa6jan-2] "Syria: Army of the Mujahideen Challenges ISIS Gains". Al Akhbar. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[aje25sept-3] "Key Syrian rebels reject National Coalition". Al Jazeera English. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[4] "Formation of the Mutasim Billah Brigades of the Free Army". Free Sarmada. 9 September 2012.

[5] "DIY Weapons of the Syrian Rebels". The Atlantic. 20 February 2013.

[6] "Media arrest in Aleppo for criticizing the commander of a brigade in the free". Zaman al-Wasl. 1 July 2013.

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19th Division (Syrian rebel group)

History

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