Youth of Sunna Forces

Youth of Sunna Forces
قوى شباب السنة
Quwaa Shabaab al-Sunnah
LeadersFirst faction:
  • Mohammad Tohme [1]
  • Bilal Droubi [1]
  • Capt. Ziad Abbas [2]

Second faction:

Dates of operation2014-2018
HeadquartersBosra, Daraa Governorate
Active regionsDaraa Governorate
Quneitra Governorate[4]
Part ofSyrian opposition Free Syrian Army
Allies
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Preceded by
Youth of Sunna Brigade

The Youth of Sunna Forces or Sunni Youth Forces,[5] formerly the Youth of Sunna Division and the Youth of Sunna Brigade, was a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army's Southern Front that was armed with U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles. It operated in the Daraa and Quneitra Governorates[4] until it surrendered and later joined ranks of Syrian Arab Army in 2018.

  1. ^ a b c ""Military coup" in rebel-held Syria town". Now News. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "21 military factions merge into "Shabab alSunna Forces"". Yalla Souriya. 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "21 military formations in Daraa unite under the name of the Youth of Sunna Forces". El-Dorar. 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ^ Tokmajyan, Armenak (14 July 2020). "How Southern Syria has been Transformed into a Regional Powder Keg". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 19 July 2020.