Galilee Forces

Not to be confused with Liwa al-Jalil, which is another independent, minor Palestinian pro-government militia in Syria.[1]
Galilee Forces
قوات الجليل
Quwat al-Jalil
Leaders
  • Fadi al-Mellah[2] (overall leader)
  • Abu Ali Badran[3] (deputy commander)
  • Munir Abboud †[4] (Badr Brigades commander)
Dates of operation2012 – present
Group(s)Badr Brigades[4]
Active regionsSyria, Lebanon (claimed), Gaza Strip (claimed)[2]
IdeologyPalestinian nationalism[2]
Defensive Jihadism[2]
Size4,800 (claimed)[2]
Part ofMovement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return[2]
Allies PFLP-GC
Syria Syrian Army
 Hezbollah
OpponentsSyrian opposition Free Syrian Army
Ahrar al-Sham
Jaysh al-Islam
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars

The Galilee Forces (Quwat al-Jalil) are a Palestinian militia allied with the Syrian government, currently fighting in the Syrian Civil War. Its serves as the armed wing of the Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return (Arabic: حركة شباب العودة الفلسطينية, romanized: Harakat Shabab al-Oudat al-Falastinia).[2] The Galilee Forces have a sub-unit, the Badr Brigades, which is active in Aleppo.[4]

  1. ^ Aymenn Al-Tamimi (6 May 2016). "Liwa al-Jalil: A New Pro-Assad Palestinian Militia". Syria Comment.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Aymenn Al-Tamimi (23 December 2015). "Quwat al-Jalil: A Pro-Assad Palestinian Syrian Militia". Syria Comment.
  3. ^ "Al-Jalil Forces: A New Palestinian Faction fights alongside the Syrian regime". Action Group For Palestinians of Syria. 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "Pro-Assad regime Galilee militia's deputy commander been assassinated". Al-Dorar Al-Shamia. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ Leith Fadel (3 June 2016). "Syrian Army enters Raqqa after liberating the Zakiyah Crossroad, 47 km to Tabaqa: map". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Territorial Control Map - Wadi Barada Pocket" (PDF). Omran Dirasat. 4 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Pro-regime Palestinian militia mourns 14 members killed by ISIS". Zaman al-Wasl. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Death of 6 members of Al-Jaleel Brigade, affiliated to the Syrian regime". Action Group for Palestinians of Syria. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. ^ Leith Aboufadel (24 April 2018). "Palestinians fight to retake Yarmouk Camp from ISIS". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.