19th Division (Syrian rebel group)

19th Division الفرقة 19 Ar 19th Division (Syrian Rebel group) logo.png 200px Logo of the 19th Division Lt. Col. Muhammad Abdel Qadur Bakur (nom de guerre: "Abu Bakr") June 2013 – ?http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=55275 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154759/http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=55275 dead April 13, 2014 The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 8 April 2014 24 August 2014 September 2012 – ? (Ansar Brigade) *Ansar Brigade Supporters of the Caliphate Brigade Liwa Amjad al-Islam Ahrar Khan al-Asal Brigades Ash-Shuyukh Brigade Muhajireen Brigade Liwa Jund al-Haramain Aleppo Governoratehttp://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-army-mujahideen-challenges-isis-gains Syria: Army of the Mujahideen Challenges ISIS Gains Al Akhbar 6 January 2014 24 August 2014 19 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171019094902/http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-army-mujahideen-challenges-isis-gains dead Sunni Islamismhttp://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/09/key-syrian-rebels-reject-national-coalition-201392512047715713.html Key Syrian rebels reject National Coalition Al Jazeera English 25 September 2013 24 August 2014Jihadism (until 2014)Factbox: Syrian rebels against opposition coalition https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-opposition-factbox-idUSBRE98O0Q720130925 Reuters 25 September 2013 21 October 2013Heller Sam 30 September 2015 Ahrar al-Sham's Revisionist Jihadism https://warontherocks.com/2015/09/ahrar-al-shams-revisionist-jihadism/ War on the Rocks 28 January 2023 Syrian opposition Free Syrian Armyhttp://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=55275 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154759/http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=55275 dead April 13, 2014 The Mujahedeen Army of Aleppo Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 8 April 2014 12 May 2014Flag of the Army of Mujahedeen (Syria).svg Army of Mujahideen the Syrian Civil War Ansar Brigade Ansar (disambiguation)Ansar The 19th Division (ar الفرقة 19) was a Syrian Islamist rebel group which fought in the Syrian Civil War. The group was created in June 2013 in the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate as a part of a foreign-funded project to unify local Free Syrian Army-affiliated factions into bigger factions. History left|thumb|Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Juma Abdul Qader Bakur (nom de guerre "Abu Bakr"), commander of the 19th Division and the Army of Mujahideen In September 2012, the Ansar Brigade (ar لواء الانصار, Liwa al-Ansar) was formed as part of the Mutasim Billah Brigades in the western Aleppo countryside.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trtKeqypKp8 Formation of the Mutasim Billah Brigades of the Free Army Free Sarmada 9 September 2012 The group was known for producing improvised fighting vehicles.https://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/02/diy-weapons-of-the-syrian-rebels/100461/ DIY Weapons of the Syrian Rebels The Atlantic 20 February 2013 In June 2013, the group joined several other rebel groups in the area and formed the 19th Division. In late June 2013, a rebel court in Darat Izza arrested a media activist after he criticized Lt. Col. Muhammad Bakur, commander of the Ansar Brigade of the 19th Division. The arrest was condemned by an opposition court in Atarib, which demanded the Darat Izza court to release him.https://www.zamanalwsl.net/readNews.php?id=39403 Media arrest in Aleppo for criticizing the commander of a brigade in the free Zaman al-Wasl 1 July 2013 On 25 September 2013, the 19th Division signed a statement, along with 12 other Syrian rebel groups, in which it rejected any foreign-based opposition group, including the Syrian National Council. See also Khan al-Assal massacre List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War References Category:Anti-Assad factions of the Syrian civil war Category:Free Syrian Army Category:Military units and formations established in 2013 Category:Anti–Islamic State factions in Syria Category:Sunni Islamist groups