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Mare' Mare' ( ar, مارع ''Māriʿ'', locally pronounced ''Mēreʿ''), also spelled Marea, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Mare' nahiyah in the Azaz District. Locat ...

, Syria , death_date = 18 November 2013 (age 33–34) , death_place =

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, placeofburial = Mare', Syria , allegiance = , branch = , serviceyears = 2012–13 , unit =

Al-Tawhid Brigade The al-Tawhid Brigade ( ar-at, لواء التوحيد, Liwa al-Tawhid, lit=Brigade of monothiesim), named after Tawhid, the "oneness of God," but often mistranslated as Unity Brigade, was an armed Islamist insurgent group involved in the Syria ...

, commands = , battles = Syrian Civil War *

2012 Aleppo Governorate clashes The 2012 Aleppo Governorate clashes were a series of battles as part of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war in the Aleppo Governorate of Syria. The clashes began following the twin bombings in Aleppo city on 10 February 2012, w ...

** Battle of Azaz (2012) * Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) **

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: عبد القادر صالح, ''ʿAbd al-Qādir Ṣāliḥ''; 1979 – 18 November 2013), also known as Haji Mare', was one of the founding commanders of the

al-Tawhid Brigade The al-Tawhid Brigade ( ar-at, لواء التوحيد, Liwa al-Tawhid, lit=Brigade of monothiesim), named after Tawhid, the "oneness of God," but often mistranslated as Unity Brigade, was an armed Islamist insurgent group involved in the Syria ...

, an Islamist rebel group in the Syrian Civil War.Syrian rebel leader killed in Assad air strike
(The Telegraph), 18 November 2013Syrian rebel leader Abdelqader Saleh dead after air raid
(The National), 18 November 2013

Biography

Saleh was from the town of

north of Aleppo, and originally worked as merchant. He was married and had five children. After taking part in the formation of the al-Tawhid Brigade in July 2012,Top Syrian rebel commander dies from wounds
(Reuters), 18 November 2013 Saleh led the brigade and other rebel groups to capture half of Aleppo at the beginning of the

Battle of Aleppo A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

. In November 2012, Saleh declared in two joint video statements with other rebel leaders in Aleppo that he and his militia believed that Sharia law should be the basis of all legislation in Syria, but that minorities should not be suppressed on this basis. He also criticised the official leadership-in-exile of the Syrian opposition, the Syrian National Coalition, saying that it should "increase the representation of revolutionary forces, and empower them within the Coalition’s apparatus and offices". His declarations were backed by the Aleppo Military Council, Ahrar al-Sham, the

Conquest Brigade , war = the Syrian Civil War , image = Conquest Brigade logo.jpg , image_size = 200px , caption = Logo of the militia , active = 2012 – ''present'' , ideology = Sunni Islamism * Salafi ...

, the Free Men of Syria Brigade, the Ummah Brigade, and the Sultan Muhammad Brigade. Saleh's statements were seen by a regional expert as sign for the increasing radicalization and rise of Islamism among the Syrian rebels. A member of the Supreme Military Council, Saleh had survived at least two assassination attempts. He died on 18 November 2013 in

, as a result of wounds sustained during an air raid on the Infantry Academy of

al-Muslimiyah Al-Muslimiyah ( ar, المسلمية, also spelled Muslimiyeh, Moslemiye, Msalamiyyah or al-Musalmiya), commonly known as Mouslimié, is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate, lo ...

, north of Aleppo.Syrian rebel leader Abdul Qader Saleh dies of injuries sustained in airstrike
(Washington Post), 18 November 2013

References

1979 births 2013 deaths Syrian Islamists Deaths by airstrike during the Syrian civil war Members of the Free Syrian Army People from Aleppo Governorate {{Syria-mil-bio-stub