Hawar Kilis Operations Room
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| Hawar Kilis Operations Room | |
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| غرفة عمليات حوار كلس | |
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| Leaders | Mohamed Dheere[1] |
| Dates of operation | April 2016—January 2025 |
| Headquarters | Hawar Kilis |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate |
| Size | 10,000–12,000 fighters[2][3][4][5][6] |
| Part of |  Free Syrian Army Syrian National Army |
| Allies |
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| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | |
| Website | https://twitter.com/houar_m_o |
The Hawar Kilis Operations Room (Arabic: غرفة عمليات حوار كلس, Turkish: Havar Kilis Operasyon Odası)[12] was a Syrian rebel coalition formed in the village of Hawar Kilis in April 2016 in the northern Aleppo Governorate on the Syria–Turkey border.
As part of the Syrian Train and Equip Program, many groups in the coalition were supplied with Thuraya satellite phones by the United States.[13]
Most factions within the operations room form a large component of the Syrian National Army, which was, with Turkish backing, formed around the Operations Room.
- Victory Bloc[14]
- Sham Legion (Northern Aleppo branch)
- Free North Brigade[15]
- Sham Commandos Brigade[16]
- Sons of Waer Battalion
- Revolutionaries of Waer Battalion
- Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement (Northern Aleppo branch)[17]
- Elite Division
- Ahrar al-Sharqiya
- Jaysh al-Nukhba (Northern Aleppo branch)
- First Regiment[19]
- 5th Regiment
- Jaysh al-Ahfad
- Authenticity and Development Front (northern Aleppo branch)[20]
- Sham Legion (Northern Aleppo branch)
- Sultan Murad Bloc
- Sultan Murad Division
- Hamza Division
- Al-Mu'tasim Brigade
- Sultan Othman Brigade
- Mustafa Regiment[21]
- 23rd Division (northern Aleppo branch)[22]
- Sultan Suleyman Shah Brigade
- Maghawir Brigade
- Northern Falcons Brigade
- Jazeera Revolutionaries
- Northern Brigade[23]
- Revolutionary Knights Brigade
- Swords of Shahba Brigade
- Manbij Revolutionaries Gathering
- Soldiers of Mercy Battalion
- Martyr Alaa Abu Zaid Battalion
- Honest Dawn Battalion
- Sirajuddin Battalion
- Supporters of God Battalion
- Omar Abu al-Hasan Battalion
- Commandos of the Sunna Battalions
- Commandos of Islam Brigade[24]
- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam Battalion[25]
- Al-Rafidayn al-Aeamila Battalion[26]
- Qiba Martyrs Battalion[26]
- Northern Commando Battalion[27]
- Jarabulus Martyrs Battalion[28]
- Martyr Alaa Barir Battalion[29]
- Levant Bloc
- Fastaqim Union[17]
- 51st Brigade[17]
- Islamic Freedom Battalions[17]
- First Squad of Aleppo[17]
Structure
The Hawar Kilis Operations Room consists of three military "blocs": the Victory Bloc, the Sultan Murad Bloc, and the Levant Bloc.[21] At the end of October 2016, a security committee was formed to man checkpoints in the villages and towns it controls. A judicial committee to supervise courts was also established.[30]
History
The coalition took part in the northern Aleppo offensive, beginning with April 2016, and captured several villages in northern Aleppo overlooking al-Rai from ISIL, before entering al-Rai itself.[31] However, ISIL soon launched a large-scale counteroffensive and recaptured most of the villages, including al-Rai.[32]
In early October 2016 the group formed the Akhtarin Military Council which captured several villages and the town of Akhtarin from ISIL as part of the 2016 Dabiq offensive, ending with the capture of Dabiq and several more other villages, linking Mare' with al-Rai.[33]
On 28 October the group formed the "Victory Bloc" operations room during the western al-Bab offensive.[34]
On 28 January 2017, after the formation of Tahrir al-Sham which the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement's main branch became part of, the Zenki Movement's northern Aleppo branch working with Hawar Kilis Operations Room defected to the Sham Legion and formed the Revolutionary Knights Brigade.[35]
On 7 June 2017, a unit in the Hawar Kilis Operations Room defected to the Syrian Democratic Forces.[36]
In July 2017, the commander of Liwa Ahfad Saladin, Mahmoud Khallo, declared that the group would not participate in a planned Turkish-led offensive against the SDF in the Afrin Canton and the Shahba region.[37] Following the announcement, the group was arrested and disarmed by the Levant Front and the Turkish Army. After being released soon after, Khallo protested against his unit's treatment and criticized that Turkey was apparently only interested in using the Syrian militias to further its own strategic goals. He also said that Liwa Ahfad Saladin, now without weapons, would set up a political party.[38]
On 26 August 2017, the Hawar Kilis Operations Room condemned Riad al-Asaad and accused him of conspiring with al-Qaeda after he attended a conference held by Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib.[39]
References
- ↑ "Factions operations room "class dialogue" dominates the village of Tal barley countryside north of Aleppo". Smart News Agency. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "What we know about 'army unit' Turkey is setting up in northern Syria?". Al Arabiya. 26 May 2017.
- ↑ "AS IT HAPPENED: Turkish military, coalition forces launch 'Euphrates Shield' operation in Jarablus". Hurriyet Daily News. 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "LIVE: Turkish military, coalition forces launch 'Euphrates Shield' operation in Jarablus". Hürriyet Daily News. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mehmetçiğin Silah Arkadaşları! - TÜRKMEN AJANS". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ↑ Luck, Taylor (14 December 2016). "Fall of Aleppo could tip Syria from civil war to insurgency". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "The Turkish forces, the Gray Wolves and the factions advance in the west of Afrin and seek to wrap around a new village to expand their scope of control backed by intensive aerial and ground shelling". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). 30 January 2018.
- ↑ Andrew Tilghman (16 November 2016). "U.S. halts military support for Turkey's fight in key Islamic State town". Military Times. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Commander of the FSA's Jaish Al-Thani : Our objective is to form a unified national army to ensure safety in all Syrian territory - Revolutionary Forces of Syria media office". 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "Factions (door) announces the formation of a unified operations room". All4Syria. 18 June 2017.
- ↑ Ahmad Zakariya (2 April 2016). "After the recent merger of FSA factions, commander of FSA's Al-Safwa Battalions explains: unity has become a necessity". Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ Archived 2018-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Kilit Kapı: El-Rai (Çobanbey)
- ↑ "The Thuraya Network: A Satellite Data Network for the Syrian Rebels". Bellingcat. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "The merger of seven opposition factions north of Aleppo under the name of (a block of victory)". Al Etihad Press. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Brigade North are free to announce joining the Sham Corps". Qasioun News Agency. 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ Barić, Joško (21 June 2017). "Syrian War Daily – 21st of June 2017".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Новости Абхазия on Twitter". Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ Hogir Nejjae (24 January 2018). "Kurdish National Council participates in aggression against Afrin". Hawar News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ Adra, Zen (11 June 2017). "Rebel infighting kills scores in northeast Aleppo". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ Barić, Joško (18 June 2017). "Syrian War Daily – 18th of June 2017".
- 1 2 "Aleppo: factions "shield Euphrates" gather in "military blocs"". Al-Modon. 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Syrian Civil War factions".
- ↑ "Clashes break out in Ghouta of Damascus and in Dar'a; Al-Sham Legion forms Al-Shamal Brigade in Aleppo". Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office. 30 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Northern Brigade separates from Sham Legion". All4Syria. 30 May 2017.
- ↑ Barić, Joško (17 June 2017). "Katibat al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, Katibat al-Rafidayn al-Aeamila, and Katibat Shuhada al-Qiba all joined Liwa al-Shamal in northern Aleppo.pic.twitter.com/AdcQ9Woc07".
- 1 2 Barić, Joško (17 June 2017). "Syrian War Daily – 17th of June 2017".
- ↑ Barić, Joško (20 June 2017). "Katibat Maghawir al-Shamal (Northern Commando Battalion) joined Liwa al-Shamal in northern Aleppo.pic.twitter.com/wO9bdEIRdT".
- ↑ Barić, Joško (28 June 2017). "Katibat Shuhada Jarabulus (Jarabulus Martyrs Brigade) joined Liwa al-Shamal in northern Aleppo.pic.twitter.com/aAx2DfnCD4".
- ↑ Barić, Joško (14 July 2017). "Katibat al-Shahid Alaa Barir (Martyr Alaa Barir Battalion) joined Liwa al-Shamal in northern Aleppo.pic.twitter.com/h4kuMb7ZDc".
- ↑ "Operations "Hur class" Chamber recognizes the formation of security committees and courts in the northern Aleppo". Qasioun. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Syria rebels near ISIS stronghold in N. Aleppo". Now News. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "ISIS Re-Seize Over Ra'ei Town In Aleppo Countryside". Qasioun. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ ""Military Akhtarin Council" calls on people to return to the northern town of Aleppo". Smart News Agency. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ @JohnArterbury (28 October 2016). "Euphrates Shield-affiliated Bloc of Victory operations room -- evidently a new ops room -- announces statement" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Hassan Ridha on Twitter".
- ↑ @houar_m_o (7 June 2017). ""Group of thieves flee to YPG areas"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Wladimir van Wilgenburg (4 July 2017). "Turkey-backed rebel group refuses to attack Kurdish town north Syria". ARA News. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017.
- ↑ Lars Hauch (5 July 2017). "Syria war: Turkey 'disbands rebel battalion' as alliances collapse". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "Euphrates Shield: Riyad al-Assaad is an intruder and conspirator". Al-Alam News Network. 28 August 2017.
