Jaysh al-Nukhba | |
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جيش النخبة Elite Army | |
![]() Former logo of the Liberation Army | |
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Dates of operation | 24 February 2016 – present[5] |
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Active regions | Northwestern Syria |
Size | 3,000[4] (self-claim, 2017) |
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Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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The Jaysh al-Nukhba (Elite Army (Arabic: جيش النخبة), formerly called the Liberation Army (Arabic: جيش التحرير: Jaysh al-Tahrir) is a group operating in the Hama and Aleppo Governorates, backed and supported by Turkey.[8] The group was formed from five units, some of which received BGM-71 TOW missiles from the United States.[9]