Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

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Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo
قوات الشهيد أحمد العبدو
LeadersColonel Bakur Salim al-Salim †[1]
Captain Ahmed Tamer[2]
Dates of operationAugust 2013–present
Group(s)Syrian Desert Brigade[3]
Active regions
Size2,500 (2017, self-claim)[3]
Part ofFree Syrian Army[1]
  • Southern Front (until April 2018)[3]
Allies
Opponents
  • Syrian Armed Forces (ceasefire during 2016, continued conflict since 2017)[3]
  • Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars
Syrian Civil War
Websitehttp://www.qalamon.com/

The Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo is a Syrian rebel group previously affiliated with the

early 2011 protests, or first lieutenant Ahmad al-Abdo, a rebel commander who was killed in action during the war.[5] The group received support from the Friends of Syria Group.[3]

Structure and equipment

As of 2017, the group claimed to have 2,000 fighters, including 500 defected soldiers and 30 officers from the Syrian Armed Forces. The head of the group is the "joint command council", led by Captain Ahmed Tamer.[3]

Fighters in the group typically operate in groups of 10. Its main equipment are

T-55s.[5]

The group received

anti-tank missiles paid by Qatar and supplied from Sudan.[1]

History

The group was involved in the capture of the Brigade 559 and the siege of

New Syrian Army captured the al-Tanf border crossing from ISIL in a cross-border raid.[5]

On 9 June 2016, the group's leader,

suicide bombing after the group advanced and captured several ISIL positions.[6] Later in June, the FMAA and the NSA were hit by airstrikes from 2 Russian Sukhoi Su-34s and participated in the failed 2016 Abu Kamal offensive against ISIL.[5]

A new commander, Captain Ahmed Tamer, was appointed on 30 August 2016 after the previous commander was dismissed for alleged corruption.[2]

Since 2016, the opposition local council of towns in the eastern

Syrian government forces. As a result, the group abided by it and focused their fighting on ISIL. As part of the Southern Front, the group also abided by a ceasefire in effect since the January 2017 Astana talks.[3] In an interview with the group's commander in February 2017, he announced that the group will support an international attempt at a ceasefire in Syria.[7]

In April 2018, along with other rebel groups in the eastern Qalamoun, some fighters of the Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo were

Al-Tanf Garrison
.

In August 2022, the Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo repaired two wells in Al-Rukban, after locals complained the water was mixed with sediment.[8]

See also

  • List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "FSA Martyr Ahmad Abdo Forces dismissed their commander for corruption". Yalla Souriya. 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Youssef Sadaki (1 March 2017). "FMAA: 'Our Priority Is to Establish Our Free Future State'". Atlantic Council.
  4. ^ "FSA Launches a New Battle against IS Group in the Desert of #Syrian".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c d "The Forces of the Martyrs Ahmad al-Abdo". History Blog. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Top FSA leader killed by ISIS". Now News. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ^ Ahmad Zakaryya (10 February 2017). "Ahmad Al-Abdo Forces: "We Refuse Having Safe Zones If The Intent Is To Divide Syria"". RFS Media Office. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/hesar_net/status/1564644371802234884. Retrieved 2022-08-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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