So Be Steadfast Operations Room
Militant group
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The So Be Steadfast Operations Room (Arabic: فاثبتوا, romanized: Fathbito)[9] (also commonly translated as Be Steadfast[7] and Holdout)[10] was a coalition of Salafist jihadist insurgent groups in Idlib Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war.
Ansar al-Din Front (until 2025)[2][failed verification][3][failed verification]
Ansar Fighters Brigade (until 2022)
Hurras al-Din (until 2025)[4]
Jihad Coordination (until 2023)[5]
Jama'at Ansar al-Islam (until 2021)[6]| So Be Steadfast Operations Room | |
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| Arabic: فاثبتوا Fathbito | |
| Dates active | 12 June 2020[1] – 31 January 2025[citation needed] |
| Groups | Ansar al-Din Front (until 2025)[2][failed verification][3][failed verification] Ansar Fighters Brigade (until 2022) Hurras al-Din (until 2025)[4] Jihad Coordination (until 2023)[5] Jama'at Ansar al-Islam (until 2021)[6] |
| Active regions | |
| Ideology | Salafi jihadism |
| Status | Dissolved[citation needed] |
| Wars | Syrian civil war |
Composition
The coalition included Hurras al-Din, Ansar al-Din Front, Jihad Coordination and the Ansar Fighters Brigade.[7]
Jama'at Ansar al-Islam left the operations room in 2021. Ansar Fighters Brigade left the operations room in 2022. Jihad Coordination left the operations room in 2023.
History
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) arrested Abu Salah al-Uzbeki, the founder of Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, who had defected from HTS and joined Ansar al-Din, on 17 June 2020, while Abu al-Malik al-Talli, another defector from HTS, was arrested on 22 June. So Be Steadfast called for their release and fighting broke out that same day.[11] Infighting between the two factions spread to various towns, including "‘Arab Sa’id, al-Hamamah, al-Ya’qubiyah, Jdaydah, Armanaz, Kuku, and Shaykh Bahar."[12]
The alliance briefly took over Idlib Central Prison in Arab Said.[9] An agreement was signed following the fighting in which Hurras al-Din could not establish checkpoints and needed permission from the Al-Fatah al-Mubin operations room before launching attacks.[13] The operations room was forced to close its various "military bases."[14] al-Uzbeki was released by HTS in March 2021,[15] while al-Talli was also released that year.[16]