Front for the Liberation of the Golan
Front for the Liberation of the Golan | |
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Dates of operation | July 2006 - present |
Active regions | Syria |
Ideology | Syrian nationalism |
Allies | Syria Iran Hezbollah |
Opponents | Free Syrian Army Israel United States |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War, Israel–Hamas war |
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The Front for the Liberation of the Golan is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006[citation needed] shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War, viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel. 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] It is quite notable that the Front is allegedly (according to one Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region official) using Hezbollah tactics, while the above claim (it being trained by Hezbollah or Iran directly) is still dubious.[1]
It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers (many from the Syrian border with Turkey)[2][3] and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East". www.washingtoninstitute.org.
- ^ Brannon, Josh (2006-10-24). "Eizencott takes over N. Command". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2008-02-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Aaron Klein (January 9, 2006). "Baath officials say told to buy Golan property".
- ^ Kalman, Matthew (2006-12-10). "Next battleground will be a familiar one, Israelis say". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ Aaron Klein (January 9, 2006). "Baath officials say told to buy Golan property".