| Al-Shahba Gathering | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Hussein Assaf [1] |
| Dates of operation | 2 February 2023 [2] – 4 April 2024 [3] |
| Group(s) |
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| Active regions | |
| Size | Over 7,000 [8] |
| Part of |  Syrian National Army [1] (denied by the Syrian Interim Government) [2] Unified Force [9] |
| Allies |  Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham [2] |
| Opponents | Third Legion Sultan Murad Division [4] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
The Al-Shahba Gathering was a coalition of Syrian rebel groups in Aleppo Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war.
The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which had been severely weakened by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in 2019, formed the "Kataeb Bloc", which became the nucleus of the Al-Shahba Gathering. [2]
Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector, under the command of Hassan Soufan, defected from the Third Legion. Ahrar al-Tawhid, which included the "al-Fatah Brigade, al-Qawa 55, First Central, Free 322 Brigade, 5th Battalion, Brigade 343, and the Sultan Othman Brigade", was formed in December 2022 as a continuation of Liwa al-Tawhid, which had merged into the Levant Front. [2]
The faction originally included Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector, Ahrar al-Tawhid (50th Division) and Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, with the Azaz Falcons Brigade joining days later. Most of the groups were originally part of the Levant Front, with the exception of Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector. [2]
Six groups from the Northern Storm Brigade also defected to the Al-Shahba Gathering. [5]
The coalition fought against the Third Legion and the Sultan Murad Division in September 2023 over control of the al-Hamran crossing, which resulted in injuries and deaths on both sides. [4]
The Al-Shahba Gathering dissolved itself in 2024 and became part of the Levant Front. [3]
