The Authenticity and Development Front ( ar, جبهة الأصالة والتنمية; ''Jabhat al-'asalah wa'l-tanmiyah'') is an alliance of rebel groups that is active during the Syrian Civil War. The alliance is considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (from

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)Charles Lister
Yes, there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in Syria. Here’s what we know about them
''The Spectator'', 27 November 2015 and the BBC.Guide to the Syrian rebels
''BBC'', 13 December 2013

Background

The coalition includes Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians. Although the alliance uses

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s and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the

Free Syrian Army The Free Syrian Army (FSA) ( ar, الجيش السوري الحر, al-jaysh as-Sūrī al-ḥur) is a loose faction in the Syrian Civil War founded on 29 July 2011 by officers of the Syrian Armed Forces with the goal of bringing down the govern ...

. One of the groups involved was the

Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement ( ar, حركة نور الدين الزنكي ''Ḥaraka Nūr ad-Dīn az-Zankī'') was a Sunni Islamist rebel group involved in the Syrian Civil War. In 2014, it was reportedly one of the most influential factio ...

, which was also part of the

Army of Mujahideen Jaysh al-Mujahideen , native_name_lang= Ar , war = the Syrian Civil War , image = Flag of the Army of Mujahedeen (Syria).svg , caption = Logo of the Army of Mujahideen , active = 2 January 2014 – 25 January 2017 , ide ...

, though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition. The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made

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s captured from the

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Member Groups

Current

* The White Shroud *Army of Tawhid **Tajamuu Alwiyat al-Iman Billah **Liwa Hamah al-Aqidah **Tajamuu Jund al-Badr Brigade 313 **Lions of Islam Brigade **Talbisah Brigade **Falcons of Talbisah Brigade **Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan Brigade **Sword of Islam Battalion **Tajamuu Alwiyat wa Kataib Suyuf al-Haq *Battalions of the People of Impact *Abd Al-Rahman Battalions *Miqdad Bin al-Aswad Battalion *Division 60 *Jund al-Sham

Former Groups

Lions of the East Army The Lions of the East Army ( ar, جيش أسود الشرقية; ''Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiya'') is a Syrian rebel group formerly affiliated with the Free Syrian Army's Southern Front that was formed in August 2014 and is based in southeastern Syri ...

**Liwa Basha’ir al-Nasr *

*Liwa al-Fatah al-Mubin (Formerly part of the Allahu Akbar Battalions) *Ibn Taymiyyah Mujahideen Brigades (Joined

Ahrar al-Sham Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya ( ar-at, حركة أحرار الشام الإسلامية, Ḥarakat Aḥrāru š-Šām al-Islāmiyah, lit=Islamic Movement of the Freemen of the Levant), commonly referred to as Ahrar al-Sham, is a coalition ...

) *

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(Expelled from Authenticity and Development Front, continued operations as independent group) **Allahu Akbar Battalions

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