Liwa Umana al-Raqqa

Liwa Umana al-Raqqa, also known as the "Brigade of the Trustees of Raqqa" was an armed Syrian rebel group participating in the Syrian Civil War established in 2013 in the Raqqa Governorate as a subunit of Ahrar al-Sham.

Liwa Umana al-Raqqa
لواء أمناء الرقة
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Logo of Liwa Umana al-Raqqa
ActiveFebruary 20 2013–unknown
IdeologyIslamism
Part of Ahrar al-Sham (2013)[1][2]
Euphrates Volcano (Denied by the group)[3]
Syrian Democratic Forces
Allies Jabhat al-Nusra[4]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Until 2014)
Free Syrian Army
Jihad in the Path of God Brigade
People's Protection Units
Opponent(s) Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and war(s)Syrian Civil War

History

The group was established on 20 February 2013 by Ahrar al-Sham with local fighters from Raqqa to help keep a local image and legitimize the rebel offensive with locals in the Raqqa governorate against the Syrian government, which composed of many outsiders from the region, prior to the battle to take the city from the government and its allies. The group was also established with the purpose to act as Ahrar al-Sham's law enforcement in the city, and to help implement Islamic law and to administer areas taken from the government.

On 5 March 2013, the group assumed responsibility for Raqqa, and helped in forming ties between other allied armed factions and the locals of the city.

On 19 April 2013, Liwa Umana al-Raqqa published a video of the group distributing food and aid to locals.[5]

During the group's presence in Raqqa they enforced Sharia and cooperated with Sharia courts in Raqqa and brought offenders to these courts to be penalized and prosecuted. One offender was reportedly beaten by members on the group on order from a Sharia court the group was working with.[6]

The group’s commander detailed that the group worked closely with Jabhat al-Nusra and held an alliance with them.

The group later came into conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant along with other rebel groups based in Raqqa, including the Jihad in the Path of God Brigade, and Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa, eventually coming together in an alliance with the armed branch of the Kurdish PYD party, the People's Protection Units (YPG). The group however denied it had joined the rebel-YPG alliance known as the Euphrates Volcano.

The group went on to join Jaysh al-Salam alongside the Jihad in the Path of God brigade, which later joined the successor to the Euphrates Volcano operation room, the Syrian Democratic Forces.

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References
  1. Sly, Liz (April 10, 2013). "In Syria, some brace for the next war" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. "The Raqqa Story: Rebel Structure, Planning, and Possible War Crimes". April 4, 2013.
  3. "Syrian Kurds Ally With Rebel Groups To Fight The Islamic State". www.vice.com.
  4. "In Syria, some brace for the next war". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. https://web.archive.org/watch?v=zFdt8_qjf-M
  6. "Mesopotamische Gesellschaft « SYRIA : The Structure & Relationships of Rebel Groups Operating in al-Raqqa". www.mesop.de.
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