Popular Resistance (Daraa)

Popular Resistance
	مقاومة شعبية; al-Muqawama al-Shabia Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active	November 2018-present[1]
Status	active
Leaders	unknown
Spokesperson	Saif al-Horani
Area of operations	Daraa Governorate, Syria
Opponent(s)	Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force; Hezbollah
Battles and war(s)	Syrian Civil War Daraa Insurgency; 2020 Daraa Clashes;

The Popular Resistance (Arabic: مقاومة شعبية; al-Muqawama al-Shabia) is an insurgent group that operates in Daraa Governorate. The group was created in November of 2018. It has waged an insurgency against the Syrian Army and intelligence agencies, Iranian-backed militias, and reconciled rebel fighters working with the Syrian government.[1] The group carries out guerrilla-style attacks on government checkpoints, and security officials.[2]

References

"Syria war: Who is behind the anti-regime attacks in Daraa?". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
"Syria deploys soldiers to Daraa amid pro-revolution rallies". Middle East Monitor. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

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[who-1] "Syria war: Who is behind the anti-regime attacks in Daraa?". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[2] "Syria deploys soldiers to Daraa amid pro-revolution rallies". Middle East Monitor. Retrieved 14 May 2020.