Shields of the Revolution Council | |
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هيئة دروع الثورة | |
Dates of operation | January 2013 - March 2014[1] |
Active regions | Idlib Governorate[2] |
Ideology | Islamic democracy[2] Anti-imperialism |
Size | 5,000 - 7,000[1] |
Part of | Muslim Brotherhood of Syria[1] Free Syrian Army[3] Syrian Revolutionary Command Council[3] |
Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Shields of the Revolution Council (Arabic: هيئة دروع الثورة, Hayat Duru al-Thawra) was a Syrian FSA-rebel alliance affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood of Syria. Bashar al-Assad labeled the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood as an extremist “terror” group.[1] It joined the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council on 3 August 2014.[3]
In March 2014, the Fatiheen Brigade, Eman Brigade and Sihem al-Haq Brigade, previously affiliated with the Shields, split from the group and joined the newly formed Sham Legion alliance.[4][5]