Syria's Tomorrow Movement
Syria's Tomorrow Movement تيار الغد السوري | |
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Leader | Fouad Humeira[1] |
President | Ahmad Jarba |
General Secretary | |
Spokesperson | Monzer Akbik[3] |
Founded | 11 March 2016 in Cairo, Egypt[4] |
Ideology | Pluralist democracy[2] Liberal democracy[3] Secularism[3] |
Democratic Council | 1 / 43
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Party flag | |
Website | |
http://www.alghadalsoury.com/ |
The Syria's Tomorrow Movement (
Ideology
The movement aims to
Relations with other parties and states
During the formation of the movement, Egyptian and
In early April 2016, the head of Syria's Tomorrow Movement, Fouad Humeira, met with
In September, Ahmad Jarba met with the leader of the
Weeks later, the Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that a US helicopter transported Ahmed Jarba and Syrian actor Jamal Suliman from Iraqi Kurdistan to the Abu Hajar Airport near the town of Rmelan in northeastern Syria. After they arrived, the two met with the PYD official Eldar Khalil, along with politicians from other Kurdish parties in Syria.[8]
The movement also signed an agreement with the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change.[3]
On 22 July 2017, the Syria's Tomorrow Movement, led by Ahmad Jarba, was involved in negotiations in Egypt between Russia and
Military wing
Elite Forces | |
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قوات النخبة | |
Leaders | |
Dates of operation | 2016 — ? (much of the unit defected to the SDF in 2017; its current status is unclear) |
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Headquarters | Al-Shaddadah Subdistrict |
Active regions |
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Ideology | Pluralist democracy |
Size | 3,500 (self claim, March 2017)[15] |
Part of | Syrian Civil War
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On 18 April 2016, a unit of
On 10 April 2017, a purported spokesman for the Elite Forces claimed that the group was not part of the SDF, would cooperate with both the SDF and
On 25 August 2017, 800 fighters left the Elite Forces and were fully integrated into the ranks of the SDF and its Deir ez-Zor Military Council. The fighters accused the Elite Forces of corruption. These forces consisted of 7 units of al-Baggara and al-Shaitat tribal fighters stationed in the eastern Raqqa and southern Hasaka countrysides,[25][26] including the Gathering of al-Baggara Youth, led by Yasser al-Dahla.[27] By early 2019, the Elite Forces were still active, but had very few troops left.[19]
Politics of Syrian opposition |
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Politics of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
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References
- ^ a b c d "Syrian Coalition: Alawites are Integral Part of Syria's Social Fabric". Etilaf. 5 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Russia returns as international power at the expense of Syria, US manages the conflict instead of ending it: Al-Ghad Al-Soury Movement office director". Daily News Egypt. 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "TAYYAR AL GHAD AL SOURI (SYRIA'S TOMORROW MOVEMENT)". Syria's Tomorrow Movement. 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "UAE, Egypt back launch of new Syrian opposition movement". The New Arab. 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Agreement for the future of Syria". ANF. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ a b "New rebel force battling ISIS in northeast Syria". Now News. 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Syrian tomorrow and self-management stream are calling for a dialogue under the auspices of Syrian Arabic". Syria's Tomorrow. 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Ahmed al-Jarba and actor Jamal Suleiman meet leaders (pyd) in Rmelan". Local Coordination Committees of Syria. 28 September 2016.
- ^ Bassam Khabieh (23 July 2017). "Syrian warplanes strike near Damascus despite ceasefire: Syrian Observatory". Reuters.
- ^ a b ARA News (5 February 2017). "Arabs join Kurds in fight for Raqqa قوات النخبة السورية تشارك في المرحلة الثالثة من معركة الرقة" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Syrian Elite Forces: Assad feared moderate opposition". Al-Masryalyoum. 16 December 2016.
- ^ Saeed Jawdat (16 March 2017). "Forces (elite Syrian) mourns the death of one of its fighters". All4Syria.
- ^ Bahia Mardini (26 March 2017). "Syrian elite forces enter dignity stronghold city Daesh". Elaph.
- ^ "The Gathering of Al-Bakkara Youth continues their battle and get closer to the hometown of the Sheikh of Bakkara". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 10 September 2017.
- ^ "The Elite Teams are joining the Wrath of Euphrates - ANHA".
- ^ "Elite forces withdraw from the fighting fronts with democratic Syrian forces". Al-Etihad Press. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
The source also said that "the leadership of the Elite Forces said earlier that more 3,000 fighters will be involved in the battle to liberate Raqqa, but upon arrival at the Tel Abyad area, it became clear that the number of Elite Forces did not exceed 650 fighters, mostly members of the Shaitat of Deir ez-Zour.
- ^ "Kurdish forces surrounded the headquarters of the forces belonging to Ahmed al-Jarba near tenderness". Arabi 21. 13 April 2017.
The size of the participation of Elite Forces in the Battle of Raqqa was deliberately exaggerated, adding that "the real number of the Elite Forces does not exceed 200 fighters, but the means of the units of media depicting the number of fighters that exceeds the thousands"
- ^ "SDF alliance gains 7 battalions of Syrian Elite Force tribal fighters". Rudaw. 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Jared Szuba (29 March 2019). "ISIS's 'caliphate' was crushed. Now Syria's Kurd-led alliance faces bigger battles". Defense Post. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "All coming from Liwa Ahrar al-Jazira who fought against IS in Yarubiyah battles in 2013 and disbanded itself". Syrian Rebel Obs. 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Kurdish-led SDF attracts more Arab fighters in Syria's Deir ez-Zor amid growing anti-ISIS campaign". ARA News. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016.
- ^ "A spokesman for the Syrian Elite Forces: We are not part of "intentionally" and are open to the Peshmerga, "Rogge"". Rudaw. 10 April 2017.
- ^ "A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ELITE FORCES: CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS UNTIL THE LIBERATION OF RAQQA AND DEIR AL-ZOUR". Syria's Tomorrow Movement. 15 April 2017.
- ^ Abdulrahman al-Masri (6 September 2017). "The Decline of the Syrian Elite Forces". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Rodi Said (25 August 2017). "U.S.-backed forces to attack Syria's Deir al-Zor soon: SDF official". Reuters.
- ^ "Split seven elite battalions and join Syria's democratic forces". Hawar News Agency. 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Military police of SDF arrest leader of al-Bakkara Youth Gathering Yasser al-Dahla, the defected of Syrian Elite Forces". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2 October 2017.