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| Authenticity and Development Front جبهة الأصالة والتنمية[1] Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah | |
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| Leaders | Khalid al-Hamad[1] |
| Dates of operation | November 2012[2]–Unknown |
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| Ideology | SunniIslamism[4][5] Salafism (factions)[6] |
| Size | 13,000 (own claim) (2013)[7][8] 5,000 (2015)[4] |
| Part of |  Levant Front (2014[9]–15[10]) Mujahideen Shura Council (2014–2015) Free Syrian Army (from 2016)[11][12]Syrian National Army[13][14]
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| Allies |  Saudi Arabia[15] Turkey Tahrir al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Ahrar al-ShamSaraya Ahl al-Sham |
| Opponents |  Syrian Arab Armed Forces Iran Russia Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[16] Hezbollah PFLP-GC Syrian Democratic Forces |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
TheAuthenticity and Development Front (Arabic:جبهة الأصالة والتنمية,romanized: Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah) was an alliance of rebel groups that was active during theSyrian Civil War. The alliance was considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (fromMiddle East Institute)[4] and theBBC.[19]
The coalition includesIslamists, military defectors, and former civilians.[5][9][20] Although the alliance usesSyrian independence flags and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of theFree Syrian Army.[21] One of the groups involved was theNour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which was also part of theArmy of Mujahideen,[5] though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition.[22] The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-madeBGM-71 TOWanti-tank missiles captured from theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[23]
