Dawn of Freedom Operations Room (Arabic: غرفة عمليات فجر الحرية, romanized: Ghurfat ʻamalīyāt Fajr al-ḥurrīyah) also known as Fajr al-Hurriya Operations Room is a Syrian militant operations room that is led by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army during the Syrian civil war, specifically against both the Syrian Arab Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces and their regiments.
| Dawn of Freedom Operations Room | |
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| غرفة عمليات فجر الحرية | |
 Official logo of the "Dawn of Freedom operations room" with the Syrian Opposition flag next to the Name "فجر الحرية" "Dawn of Freedom" | |
| Foundation | November 30, 2024 |
| Dates of operation | November 30, 2024-Present |
| Allegiance |  Syrian Interim Government
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| Headquarters | Aleppo, Syria |
| Ideology | Syrian opposition Anti-Kurdish sentiment (alleged, denied) Syrian nationalism |
| Status | Active |
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| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
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History
editThree days after the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives, on 30 November 2024, the Syrian National Army announced the establishment of the Dawn of Freedom Operations Room, named after the Operation Dawn of Freedom with the goal of capturing as much territory from the Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Arab Army, Russian and Iranian backed forces.[1] They announced this in Aleppo, as they vowed to liberate all Syrian government and Iranian-backed militia held areas.[2] After its establishment the Dawn of Freedom Operations room pushed north and east of Aleppo after it was taken over by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, with the operations room taking Tell Rifaat from the Kurdish militants. Though the Dawn of Freedom Operations Room are allies with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, they later condemned Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for seizing a thermal power station from the Sultan Murad Division in a statement released by the official WhatsApp channel of the organization.[3] The member units of the Dawn of Freedom Operations Room are Sultan Suleiman Shah Division, the Sultan Murad Division, the Construction and Liberation Front with many others belonging to the Syrian National Army.[4]
Manbij Offensive
editAfter the defeat of most of the Syrian government forces in the north Syrian National Army controlled areas, the Dawn of Freedom Operations Room launched an offensive in Manbij where they subsequently seized control of areas south of Manbij.[5] This was met with resistance from the Manbij Military Council of the Syrian Democratic Forces with clashes happening between the operations room and the Syrian Democratic Forces on the frontlines of Tokhar, Awn Dadat, Arab Hassan Kabir and Al-Arimah with support from Turkish drone strikes against the Syrian Democratic Forces.[6] The Syrian Democratic Forces has escalated their fight with Turkish backed groups during this offensive[7] and during this offensive, the shift of focus between the Syrian Arab Army and its allies to the Syrian Democratic Forces was prevalent.[8]
Despite accusations of anti-Kurdish sentiment, the Dawn of Freedom Operations Room has denied these claims and stated that the Kurdish people are their "brothers".[9]
References
edit- ^ "Syrian Rebel Operations Rooms Offer To Coordinate Defection Of Assad Regime Soldiers, Urge Defectors To Report To Rebel Police Promptly Or Face Prosecution". Middle East Media Research Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "SNA announces launch of "Dawn of Freedom" offensive in Aleppo". North Press Agency. 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (2024-12-03). "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham vs. 'Fajr al-Hurriya' Operations Room". Middle East Forum. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "Recent Developments in Syria: Between Military Gains and Future Challenges". Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "The Syrian National Army Seizes Control of Manbij - The Syrian Observer". The Syrian Observer. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "Supporting from Turkish drones | Factions of "Dawn of Freedom" operations room launch attacks on several frontlines in Manbij countryside". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "North-West Offensive Update #4: 4 December 2024 – Etana Syria". Etana Syria. 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "Syrian opposition forces launch new offensive in Manbij, northern Syria". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Youssef, Ahmed (2024-12-02). "Ahmed Youssef on "Welat TV": Return to Afrin is safe, and displacement to the east faces an uncertain fate". Welat TV. Retrieved 2024-12-08.