Liwa al-Haqq (Homs)
Armed Islamist insurgent group, 2012–2014
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Liwa al-Haqq (Arabic: لواء الحق, meaning "Right Brigade") was an armed Islamist insurgent group that was active during the Syrian Civil War in the Homs region.[2][3]
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- katibat al-Furati
- Kataeb Atbaa al-Rasoul
- Katibat al-Ansar
| Liwa al-Haqq | |
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| لواء الحق | |
Liwa al-Haqq logo | |
Leader | Sheikh Abu Rateb[1] |
| Dates active | 11 August 2012[2][3]–8 December 2014[4] |
| Groups |
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| Active regions | Homs Governorate, Syria |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism[5] Salafism[6] Jihadism (until 2014)[7] |
| Part of |  Islamic Front[3] Syrian Islamic Front (formerly)[3] Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[8] |
On 11 August 2012, a group of Islamist-leaning brigades in Homs formed Liwa al-Haqq, which went on to become in the next year one of the most prominent fighting groups in the area.[2] Important sub-units include Katibat al-Furati, Kataeb Atbaa al-Rasoul and Katibat al-Ansar.[2]
In December 2012, Liwa al-Haqq joined with other insurgent groups to form the Syrian Islamic Front umbrella organization, in November 2013 the SIF was dissolved and Liwa al-Haqq, Ansar al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham joined the broader Islamic Front alliance.[3]
By April 2014, Liwa al-Haqq had reportedly been weakened in the wake of advances made by the Syrian military in the Homs region,[9] and it merged with Ahrar al-Sham in December 2014.[4]