Syrian antigovenrmentforces

Anti-Government Forces Syrian Civil War Timeline

  • Free Syrian Army is Formed

    Free Syrian Army is Formed
    The Free Syrian Army is created and is recognized as an anti-government force in open rebellion.
  • Free Syrian Army has gained 15,000-25,000 soldiers

    Free Syrian Army has gained 15,000-25,000 soldiers
    The Free Syrian Army has gained 15,000 - 25,000 soldiers becoming a serious threat to the Syrian government and overall Syria itself.
  • Al-Nusra Front is Formed

    Al-Nusra Front is Formed
    The Al-Nusra front is off to a later start than the FSA but is still recognized as a big threat and a rebel force.
  • Supreme Military Council is Formed

    Supreme Military Council is Formed
    The Free Syrian Army created the Supreme Military Council in an attempt to form a command structure among its brigades.
  • Islamic Front Is Formed

    Islamic Front Is Formed
    Off to the latest start, the Islamic Front is Formed. They are still an open threat but are not as feared because of the numbers they currently have.
  • Al-Nusra Front targets the Islamic State

    Al-Nusra Front targets the Islamic State
    al-Nusra begins targeting the Islamic State, raising tensions between IS and the Sunni operation forces.
  • Islamic Front begins targeting Assad regime.

    Islamic Front begins targeting Assad regime.
    Islamic Front begins targeting the Assad Regime, the Islamic State, and the YPG as part of the Islamic Front’s offensives in northern Syria.
  • al-Nusra Ends Affiliation with al-Qaeda

    al-Nusra Ends Affiliation with al-Qaeda
    Al-Nusra ends its affiliation with Al Qaeda and changes its name to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.