Syrian National Resistance

Not to be confused with Syrian Resistance.

Syrian National Resistance
المقاومة الوطنية السورية
LeadersRezan Hedo[1] (political leader)
Dates of operation6 September 2016[1] – 19 February 2017[2]
Group(s)Kafr Saghir Martyrs Brigade[3]
HeadquartersTel Rifaat
Active regionsAleppo Governorate, Syria
IdeologySyrian nationalism[1][4]
Anti-Turkism[1][4]
Democracy[1]
Allies Syria[3]
Syrian Democratic Forces[3]
Opponents Turkey[1][4]
Syrian opposition/ Pro-Turkish Syrian opposition affiliates and allies[3]
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham[citation needed]
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Syrian National Resistance (Arabic: المقاومة الوطنية السورية al-Muqawama al-Wataniya al-Souriya) was an officially independent political coalition active in Aleppo Governorate and allied with both the Syrian Ba'athist government as well as the Syrian Democratic Forces. It was primarily fighting against the Turkish military intervention in Syria, although it was also opposed to various Islamist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The launch was announced on 6 September 2016 by Rezan Hedo, the head of the group’s political bureau.[1][4] At that time Hedo was also an independent member of the Syrian Democratic Council.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Albin Szakola (7 September 2016). "New Syria group vows to "resist" Turkish military incursion". NOW. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Risan Haddou: we have stopped the project Syrian National Resistance". ARA News. 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Chris Tomson (29 November 2016). "Syrian Army captures first village from Turkish-backed rebels on the outskirts of al-Bab". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "'Syrian National Resistance' coalition founded against Turkish invasion". Hawar News Agency. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ^ Othman, Xemgin (31 May 2016). "Turkish Army entered Kurdish Village in Afrin and provoked its People … Rezan Hedo Calls International Community to Stop those Breaches". adarpress.net. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Syrian Kurds condemn assassination of Russian ambassador in Ankara". Kurd Net - Ekurd.net Daily News. ekurd.net. 20 December 2016.