Front for the Liberation of the Golan

Guerrilla organization formed by Syria
Front for the Liberation of the Golan
Dates of operationJune 26, 2006 - present
Active regions Syria
IdeologySyrian nationalism
Allies Syria
 Iran
Hezbollah Hezbollah
Opponents Free Syrian Army
 Israel
 United States
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War, Israel–Hamas war
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The Front for the Liberation of the Golan or Committees for the Liberation of the Golan Heights or Popular Resistance Committees for the Liberation of the Golan Heights[1] or National Popular Coalition for the Liberation of the Golan Heights[2] is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in June 26, 2006[3][4][5]shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War, viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel.[citation needed] Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through a military campaign.

The force is trained by Hezbollah, which in turn was trained by Iran.[citation needed] Still, it is notable that the Front is allegedly (according to one Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region official)[6] using Hezbollah style tactics,[7] while the above claim (it being trained by Hezbollah or Iran directly) is still dubious.

It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers (many from the Syrian border with Turkey)[8][9][10] and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Eyal Zisser (2008). "An Israeli Watershed: Strike on Syria". www.meforum.org.
  2. ^ Kim Murphy (July 20, 2006). "United Against the U.S., Israel". www.latimes.com.
  3. ^ Aaron Klein (December 11, 2006). "Syrian guerillas 'to launch resistance within months'". www.ynetnews.com.
  4. ^ Eyal Zisser (2008). "An Israeli Watershed: Strike on Syria". www.meforum.org.
  5. ^ Hana Levi Julian (February 14, 2007). "Syrian Group Claims to be Holding 10-Year IDF Prisoner". www.israelnationalnews.com.
  6. ^ "The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East". www.washingtoninstitute.org.
  7. ^ "The Golan Waits for the Green Light". merip.org. July 26, 2007.
  8. ^ Brannon, Josh. "Eizencott takes over N. Command". www.jpost.com.
  9. ^ Aaron Klein (January 9, 2006). "Baath officials say told to buy Golan property".
  10. ^ Aaron Klein (August 17, 2006). "Syria to form its own Hizbullah". www.ynetnews.com.
  11. ^ Kalman, Matthew (2006-12-10). "Next battleground will be a familiar one, Israelis say". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  12. ^ Aaron Klein (January 9, 2006). "Baath officials say told to buy Golan property".
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