| Farouq Brigades | |
|---|---|
| كتائب الفاروق | |
 Logo of the Farouq Brigades | |
| Leaders | Abdul Razzaq Tlass (October 2011 – 6 October 2012) Osama Juneidi (Abu Sayeh) [1][2] Taleb al-Dayekh[3] |
| Dates of operation | June 2011 – 2014 (central organization, remnants remained active until 2017) |
| Split from | Khalid ibn al-Walid Battalion |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism |
| Size | 14,000[1]–20,000[4] (own claim) (May–June 2013) |
| Part of | Free Syrian Army Syrian Islamic Liberation Front (2012–2013) |
| Allies | Suqour al-Sham Liwa al-Islam[2] Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqa People's Protection Units[5] |
| Opponents |  Syria Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantAhrar al-Sham (Aleppo Branch, 2013)[6] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Farouq Brigades (Arabic: كتائب الفاروق; also spelt Farooq or Farook) was a Syrian Islamist rebel group formed by a number of Homs based members of the Free Syrian Army in the early phases of the Syrian Civil War.[7] The group rapidly expanded in size and prominence in 2012,[7] before suffering internal splits and battlefield reversals in 2013 that greatly reduced its influence.[8] By 2014, the group was largely defunct, with its member defecting to other rebel groups.[9] The rebel group were named Farouq after Omar bin al-Khattab, a Sahaba (companion) of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and the second Caliph.
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- ^ The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham Expands Into Rural Northern Syria :: Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
- ^ a b Abouzeid, Rania (5 October 2012). "Syria's Up-and-Coming Rebels: Who Are the Farouq Brigades?". Time. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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