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Authenticity and Development Front جبهة الأصالة والتنمية[1] Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah
Leaders	Khalid al-Hamad[1]
Dates of operation	November 2012[2]–January 2025
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate Hama Governorate[3]
Ideology	Sunni Islamism[4][5] non-political Salafism (disputed)[6]
Size	13,000 (own claim) (2013)[7][8] 2,200-5,000 (2015)[9][4]
Part of	Levant Front (2014[10]–15[11]) Mujahideen Shura Council (2014–2015) Free Syrian Army[6][12][13] Syrian National Army[14][15] Hawar Kilis Operations Room (from 2017)
Allies	Saudi Arabia[16] Turkey Tahrir al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Ahrar al-Sham Saraya Ahl al-Sham
Opponents	Syrian Arab Armed Forces Iran Russia Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[17] Hezbollah PFLP-GC Syrian Democratic Forces
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign Rif Dimashq offensive (August–November 2014)[18] Eastern Qalamoun offensive (September–October 2016) Deir ez-Zor clashes (2011–14) Battle of Aleppo (2012-2016) Aleppo offensive (October–November 2016) Siege of Northern Homs Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War 2017 Hama offensive Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War Operation Euphrates Shield Turkish military operation in Afrin[19] Northwestern Syria offensive (April-August 2019)

The Authenticity and Development Front (Arabic: جبهة الأصالة والتنمية, romanized: Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah) was an alliance of rebel groups that was active during the Syrian Civil War. The alliance was considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (from Middle East Institute)^[4] and the BBC.^[20]

Background

The coalition includes Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians.^[5][10][21] Although the alliance uses Syrian independence flags and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the Free Syrian Army.^[22] One of the groups involved was the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which was also part of the Army of Mujahideen,^[5] though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition.^[23] The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles captured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.^[24]

Member Groups

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References

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