Glory Corps Faylaq al-Majd فيلق المجد | |
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Leaders | Yaman Talju ("Abu al-Harith")[1] Maj. Yasser Abdul Rahim (since 2018)[2] Sa’d Tayiba[3] 3rd Brigade:[4]
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Dates of operation | 2017 – present |
Allegiance | Syrian Interim Government[5] |
Group(s) | 3rd Brigade (Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement elements, since 2019)[2] |
Headquarters | Afrin, Syria |
Active regions | Northern Syria |
Part of | Syrian National Army
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Allies | Turkey Levant Front[1] Tahrir al-Sham National Front for Liberation |
Opponents | Syria Russia Iran Syrian Democratic Forces Levant Front (sometimes) |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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The Glory Corps (Arabic: فيلق المجد, romanized: Faylaq al-Majd) is a Turkish-backed rebel group that operates under the Syrian National Army's 3rd Legion during the Syrian Civil War. Formed in 2017, the group works closely with the Levant Front, the main faction in the 3rd Legion,[1] and included fighters that defected from the Sham Legion. The Glory Corps fought against Syrian government forces,[6] and participated in the Turkish-led Operation Olive Branch against the People's Protection Units (YPG)-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the Afrin Region in 2018.[2] It was targeted by a YPG insurgency in the aftermath of the offensive, when it became based in Afrin.[7]