Alwiya al-Furqan

Criterion Brigades
Criterion Brigades
Alwiya al-Furqan
	Logo of Alwiya al-Furqan
Leaders	Muhammad Majid al-Khatib
Active regions	Quneitra Governorate (formerly); Damascus Governorate (formerly); Daraa Governorate (formerly); Idlib Governorate; Aleppo Governorate
Ideology	Islamism
Size	~2,000
Part of	Tajammu Ansar al-Islam (formerly) Fatah Halab (formerly) Free Syrian Army
Allies	Jordan; Tahrir al-Sham; Ahrar al-Sham; Jaysh al-Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013)
Opponents	Syria; Iran; Russia; Hezbollah; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (after 2013)
Battles and wars	Syrian civil war Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–2014); Daraa Governorate clashes (2011–13); Siege of Eastern Ghouta; Daraa offensive (October 2014); 2015 Southern Syria offensive; Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015); Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015); Daraa offensive (March–April 2016); Daraa offensive (February–June 2017); Quneitra offensive (June 2017); 2018 Southern Syria offensive; Idlib demilitarization (2018–2019);

Alwiya al-Furqan (Arabic: ألوية الفرقان, Criterion Brigades) is an independent Islamist rebel group involved in the Syrian Civil War. It claimed to be the largest Islamist rebel faction that operated in the eastern Quneitra Governorate and Damascus.^[7]^[1] The group also held ties to Jordan which allowed fighters from the group to cross into the country to receive medical aid.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Muhammad Majid al-Khatib: A Rising Leader in the Free Syrian Army". Jamestown Foundation. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
^ "Assad Regime Loses Idlib to Jabhat al-Nusra and Rebel Offensive". Institute for the Study of War. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^ "Infographic: "Fatah Halab" Military Operations Room – Coalition of 31 Rebel factions". Archicivilians. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad. "The Life of Abu Qasura Kanakari of Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
^ "Booby-trapped targeted the rebels before (IS) controls over the town of Sheikh Saad , Daraa". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Ellen Francis U.S.-Russian ceasefire deal holding in southwest Syria, Reuters 9 July 2017
^ "Factbox: Syrian rebels against opposition coalition". Reuters. September 25, 2013 – via www.reuters.com.

[jamestown28Feb-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Muhammad Majid al-Khatib: A Rising Leader in the Free Syrian Army". Jamestown Foundation. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

[2] "Assad Regime Loses Idlib to Jabhat al-Nusra and Rebel Offensive". Institute for the Study of War. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

[3] "Infographic: "Fatah Halab" Military Operations Room – Coalition of 31 Rebel factions". Archicivilians. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[4] Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad. "The Life of Abu Qasura Kanakari of Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.

[5] "Booby-trapped targeted the rebels before (IS) controls over the town of Sheikh Saad , Daraa". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] Ellen Francis U.S.-Russian ceasefire deal holding in southwest Syria, Reuters 9 July 2017

[7] "Factbox: Syrian rebels against opposition coalition". Reuters. September 25, 2013 – via www.reuters.com.

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