Quwat al-Ridha

Quwat al-Ridha; قوات الرضا
	Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active	2013 – present[1]
Ideology	Twelver Shia Islam
Area of operations	Homs Governorate; Rif Dimashq Governorate; Aleppo Governorate; Daraa Governorate
Size	20,000 claimed (August 2015)[2]
Part of	Syrian Hezbollah (fa)
Allies	Iran ; Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force
Opponent(s)	Free Syrian Army; Islamic Front; al-Nusra Front; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and war(s)	Syrian Civil War Battle of Homs; Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013); Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013); Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015);

The Al-Ridha Forces (Arabic: قوات الرضا‎ Quwat al-Ridha) are a Hezbollah-trained and organized pro-government Syrian militia.[1][3] Its members belong to Syria's small Twelver Shia community, mainly from the Homs region.[2] Its name refers to Shia Imam Ali al-Ridha[1]

References

"Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah". Joshua Landis. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
"Syrian Shiites Take Up Arms in Support of Assad's Army". US News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
"Hezbollah: Quwat al-Ridha". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

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[landis2015-1] "Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah". Joshua Landis. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

[usnews2015-2] "Syrian Shiites Take Up Arms in Support of Assad's Army". US News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

[3] "Hezbollah: Quwat al-Ridha". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 29 December 2015.