Mountain Hawks Brigade

Mountain Hawks Brigade
Mountain Hawks Brigade
Liwa’ Suqour al-Jabal; لواء صقور الجبل
	; Logo of the Mountain Hawks Brigade
Leaders	Capt. Hassan Haj Ali (commander-in-chief);
Dates of operation	September 2012–present
Headquarters	Jabal Zawiya, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Active regions	Northwest Syria Idlib Governorate; Aleppo Governorate; Hama Governorate; Latakia Governorate;
Ideology	Syrian nationalism
Size	2,500 fighters (own claim, 2016)
Part of	Free Syrian Army; Free Idlib Army; Hawar Kilis Operations Room; Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades (2012–14); Syria Revolutionaries Front (2014); Jaysh al-Nasr (2015); Mare' Operations Room (2014–2016); Fatah Halab (2015–2016);
Allies	Turkey; Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Islamic Front;
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces; ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant); Syrian Democratic Forces; Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War; 2015 Hama offensive; Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016); Northern Aleppo offensive (March–May 2016); 2016 Aleppo summer campaign; 2016 Hama offensive; Aleppo offensive (September 2016);

The Mountain Hawks Brigade (Arabic: لواء صقور الجبل, romanized: Liwa’ Suqour al-Jabal), known as the Hawks of Mount Zawiya Brigade (Arabic: لواء صقور جبل الزاويه, romanized: Liwa' Suqour Jabal al-Zawiya) between 2012 and 2015 and the Mountain Hawks Division (Arabic: فرقة صقور الجبل, romanized: Firqat Suqour al-Jabal) since 2020,^[6] is a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army operating in northwestern Syria, mainly in the Idlib Governorate. The group is supported by Turkey and previously by Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

^ "The U.S.-Backed Groups In Syria That Say They Are Being Bombed By Russia". RFERL. 2 October 2015.
^ Abdul Rahman al-Masri (3 May 2017). "Analysis: The Free Idlib Army's Role in the U.S. Battle Against Al-Qaida in Syria". Syria Deeply.
^ "CAPTAIN HASSAN HAJ ALI: SYRIAN COMMANDER OF THE US-VETTED MOUNTAIN HAWKS BRIGADE". Yalla Souriya. 4 May 2016.
^ "لواء صقور الجبل يستهدف غرفة عمليات حركة النجباء ويدمرها بالكامل بريف حلب الجنوبي" [Suqur al-Jabal Brigade targets the al-Nujaba operation room and completely destroys it in the southern countryside of Aleppo]. shaam.org (in Arabic). December 14, 2015.
^ "Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs group trained by CIA". Reuters. 7 October 2015.
^ "The "Suqur Al-Shamal" group demands that its commander be brought to a military court". Jesr Press. 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[rferl-1] "The U.S.-Backed Groups In Syria That Say They Are Being Bombed By Russia". RFERL. 2 October 2015.

[2] Abdul Rahman al-Masri (3 May 2017). "Analysis: The Free Idlib Army's Role in the U.S. Battle Against Al-Qaida in Syria". Syria Deeply.

[3] "CAPTAIN HASSAN HAJ ALI: SYRIAN COMMANDER OF THE US-VETTED MOUNTAIN HAWKS BRIGADE". Yalla Souriya. 4 May 2016.

[4] "لواء صقور الجبل يستهدف غرفة عمليات حركة النجباء ويدمرها بالكامل بريف حلب الجنوبي" [Suqur al-Jabal Brigade targets the al-Nujaba operation room and completely destroys it in the southern countryside of Aleppo]. shaam.org (in Arabic). December 14, 2015.

[5] "Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs group trained by CIA". Reuters. 7 October 2015.

[jesr-6] "The "Suqur Al-Shamal" group demands that its commander be brought to a military court". Jesr Press. 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

Mountain Hawks Brigade
Liwa’ Suqour al-Jabal لواء صقور الجبل
Logo of the Mountain Hawks Brigade
Leaders	Capt. Hassan Haj Ali (commander-in-chief)^[1]
Dates of operation	September 2012–present
Headquarters	Jabal Zawiya, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Active regions	Northwest Syria Idlib Governorate Aleppo Governorate Hama Governorate Latakia Governorate
Ideology	Syrian nationalism^[2]
Size	2,500 fighters (own claim, 2016)^[3]
Part of	Free Syrian Army Free Idlib Army Hawar Kilis Operations Room Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades (2012–14) Syria Revolutionaries Front (2014) Jaysh al-Nasr (2015) Mare' Operations Room (2014–2016) Fatah Halab (2015–2016)
Allies	Turkey Saudi Arabia Qatar Islamic Front
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) Syrian Democratic Forces Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba^[4]
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War^[5] 2015 Hama offensive Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016) Northern Aleppo offensive (March–May 2016) 2016 Aleppo summer campaign 2016 Hama offensive Aleppo offensive (September 2016)