Daraa Military Council

The Daraa Military Council was a rebel coalition active in Daraa Governorate. The Daraa MC was the dominant rebel organization in Daraa Governotate in 2012, the year it was created.[2] The group's leader, the defected Syrian Air Force colonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh who succeeded in uniting rebel groups in the province, was arrested by al-Nusra Front on 4 May 2014 and put on trial before a Sharia court.[1]

Daraa Military Council
LeadersColonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh[1]
Dates of operation2012-?[1]
Group(s)
Active regionsDaraa Governorate[1]
Part ofFree Syrian Army[1]
Southern Front
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Jabhat al-Nusra
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

See also

References

  1. "Tensions over Al-Qaeda efforts for influence in south Syria". Middle East Monitor. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. "Rebel Advance in Daraa Raises Jihadist Profile in Southern Syria". Syria Deeply. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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