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Aleppo


                     Turkey



                                                                                Jebel al-Zawiyah



                                         Ariha




Latakia


Jebel al-Zawiyah is a rebel stronghold that lies 11 kilometers to the west of
the highway linking Damascus to Aleppo. It lies 30 km southeast of the
Turkish border. The city of Ariha sits along the main road linking Aleppo to
Latakia. Rebel groups there are well positioned to deny the regime access
to key lines of communication across Syria.
Rebels travel 11 km
                                                                                                                                                        to overrun fortified
                                                                                                                                                        position on main
                                                                                                                                                        north-south highway
                                                                                                                                                Rebels carry out
                                                                                                                                                coordinated
                                                                                                                                                attack, overrun
                                                                                                                                                Mughara
                                                                                                                                                checkpoint
                                                                                                                                 Rebels improve
                                                                                                                                 organizational
                                                                                                                                 capacity, Idlib
                                                                                                                                 Military Council
                                                                                                                                 forms
                                                                                                                    Regime draws
                                                                                                                    down to increase
                                                                                                                    forces elsewhere

                                                                                                          Rebel raids and
                                                                                                          IED attacks
                                                                                                          increase
                                                                                        Regime massacres fighters
                                                                                        and villagers
                                                                             Large armed
                                                          Rebels form more   demonstrations in
                                                          coherent           Jebel al-Zawiyah
                                                          organizations
             Regime violently disperses protests, small
             bands of rebels emerge
Unarmed protests
begin
• Operates out of Sarjah Ariha                           • Operates out of central/southern Jebel al-
                                                                        Ariha
                                                                            Ariha
• Founded September 2011     Sarjah                       Zawiyah
                                                                          Sarjeh
                                                                              Sarjah
• Lead by Ahmed Abu Issa                                 • Founded December 2011
                                                                     Rami
• Run by a shura council                                 • Lead by Lt. Alaa Hussein Khan Subul
• Stated aim is creation of a “moderate Islamic state”   • Named after a Syrian Nationalist leader
                                                                      Mughara
• Not directly linked to the Idlib Military Council      • Directly linked to the Idlib Military Council
• Arms network is separate from the Idlib                • Likely member of the Idlib Revolutionary
Revolutionary Council network                             Council arms network
al Sham




Although there is no evidence of a hierarchal chain of command across rebel groups in Jebel
 al-Zawiyah, the participation of multiple groups in two raids in late May 2012 and late June
                     2012 does indicate joint planning and coordination.
Ariha                                      Ariha
                     Sarjah
                                                               Sarjah

                                                       Rami
                                                                        Khan Subul
                                                        Mughara




  Six Confirmed Suqour al-Sham attacks        Six Confirmed Suqour al-Sham attacks
      March 11, 2012 – May 1, 2012.                May 2, 2012 –July 13, 2012.


Suqour al-Sham attacks have shifted from their home village of Sarjah and the
       closest urban center, Ariha, to towns up to 11 kilometers away.
ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft gun in Rami, Mid July   Mounted Anti-aircraft gun in Khan Subul, late June Downed Helicopter Burns in Khan Subul, late June




                                       A single IED destroys a tank in Ariha, early June
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Rebel Groups in Jebel Al-Zawiyah

  • 2. Aleppo Turkey Jebel al-Zawiyah Ariha Latakia Jebel al-Zawiyah is a rebel stronghold that lies 11 kilometers to the west of the highway linking Damascus to Aleppo. It lies 30 km southeast of the Turkish border. The city of Ariha sits along the main road linking Aleppo to Latakia. Rebel groups there are well positioned to deny the regime access to key lines of communication across Syria.
  • 3. Rebels travel 11 km to overrun fortified position on main north-south highway Rebels carry out coordinated attack, overrun Mughara checkpoint Rebels improve organizational capacity, Idlib Military Council forms Regime draws down to increase forces elsewhere Rebel raids and IED attacks increase Regime massacres fighters and villagers Large armed Rebels form more demonstrations in coherent Jebel al-Zawiyah organizations Regime violently disperses protests, small bands of rebels emerge Unarmed protests begin
  • 4. • Operates out of Sarjah Ariha • Operates out of central/southern Jebel al- Ariha Ariha • Founded September 2011 Sarjah Zawiyah Sarjeh Sarjah • Lead by Ahmed Abu Issa • Founded December 2011 Rami • Run by a shura council • Lead by Lt. Alaa Hussein Khan Subul • Stated aim is creation of a “moderate Islamic state” • Named after a Syrian Nationalist leader Mughara • Not directly linked to the Idlib Military Council • Directly linked to the Idlib Military Council • Arms network is separate from the Idlib • Likely member of the Idlib Revolutionary Revolutionary Council network Council arms network
  • 5. al Sham Although there is no evidence of a hierarchal chain of command across rebel groups in Jebel al-Zawiyah, the participation of multiple groups in two raids in late May 2012 and late June 2012 does indicate joint planning and coordination.
  • 6. Ariha Ariha Sarjah Sarjah Rami Khan Subul Mughara Six Confirmed Suqour al-Sham attacks Six Confirmed Suqour al-Sham attacks March 11, 2012 – May 1, 2012. May 2, 2012 –July 13, 2012. Suqour al-Sham attacks have shifted from their home village of Sarjah and the closest urban center, Ariha, to towns up to 11 kilometers away.
  • 7. ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft gun in Rami, Mid July Mounted Anti-aircraft gun in Khan Subul, late June Downed Helicopter Burns in Khan Subul, late June A single IED destroys a tank in Ariha, early June
  • 8. Title @TheStudyofWar www.facebook.com/InstituteForTheStudyofWar