Front for the Liberation of the Golan

Front for the Liberation of the Golan
Front for the Liberation of the Golan
Dates of operation	July 2006 - present
Active regions	Syria
Ideology	Syrian nationalism
Allies	Syria; Iran; Hezbollah
Opponents	Free Syrian Army; Israel; United States
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War
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The Front for the Liberation of the Golan (Arabic: جبهة تحرير الجولان) is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006 shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War, viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel. Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through a military campaign.

The force is trained by Hezbollah, which in turn was trained by Iran.^[1] It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers^[2] and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.^[3]^[4] Although the explicitly stated purpose of the group is to engage in guerilla warfare against the Israeli forces in the Golan heights, the group's activities have been limited to radio broadcasts.^[5]

In October 2023 700 members of the front where deployed to the Qunaitrah countryside, western Rif Dimashque, and western Daraa along the border of the Golan Heights following the start of the Israel-Hamas war.^[6]

References

^ Wikas, Seth (2006-08-29). "The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East". Washington Institute. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
^ Brannon, Josh (2006-10-24). "Eizencott takes over N. Command". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2008-02-07.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Kalman, Matthew (2006-12-10). "Next battleground will be a familiar one, Israelis say". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
^ "No Good Outcome, How Israel Could Be Drawn into the Syrian Conflict". www.washingtoninstitute.org. November 2013. p. 38.
^ Pelham, Nicholas (26 July 2007). "The Golan Waits for the Green Light". Middle East Research and Information Project. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ Jhaveri, Ashka; Moore, Johanna; Ganzeveld, Annika; Soltani, Amin; Mills, Peter. "Iran Update, November 13, 2023" (PDF). Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

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[1] Wikas, Seth (2006-08-29). "The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East". Washington Institute. Retrieved 2013-03-08.

[2] Brannon, Josh (2006-10-24). "Eizencott takes over N. Command". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2008-02-07.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Kalman, Matthew (2006-12-10). "Next battleground will be a familiar one, Israelis say". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-02-07.

[4] "No Good Outcome, How Israel Could Be Drawn into the Syrian Conflict". www.washingtoninstitute.org. November 2013. p. 38.

[5] Pelham, Nicholas (26 July 2007). "The Golan Waits for the Green Light". Middle East Research and Information Project. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

[ISW_November_13-6] Jhaveri, Ashka; Moore, Johanna; Ganzeveld, Annika; Soltani, Amin; Mills, Peter. "Iran Update, November 13, 2023" (PDF). Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

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