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Liwa al-Haqq (Homs)

Liwa al-Haqq (Homs)

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This article is about the Liwa al-Haqq group in Homs. For the Liwa al-Haqq in Idlib, see Liwa al-Haqq (Idlib, Syria).

Liwa al-Haqq (Arabic: لواء الحق, meaning "Right Brigade") was an armed Islamist insurgent group that was active during the Syrian Civil War in the Homs region.[2][3]

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On 11 August 2012, a group of Islamist-leaning brigades in Homs formed Liwa al-Haqq, which went on to become in the next year one of the most prominent fighting groups in the area.[2] Important sub-units include Katibat al-Furati, Kataeb Atbaa al-Rasoul and Katibat al-Ansar.[2]

In December 2012, Liwa al-Haqq joined with other insurgent groups to form the Syrian Islamic Front umbrella organization,[9] in November 2013 the SIF was dissolved and Liwa al-Haqq, Ansar al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham joined the broader Islamic Front alliance.[3]

By April 2014, Liwa al-Haqq had reportedly been weakened in the wake of advances made by the Syrian military in the Homs region,[10] and it merged with Ahrar al-Sham in December 2014.[4]

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