Syria Today: From the Fall of a Centralised Government to the Al Qaeda Junta

• Northern Syria (Purple)
• Northwest Syria, the coast, and central and southern regions down to Daraa (Green)
• Northeastern Syria (Yellow)
• Eastern Syria: the Badia (Black)
• Southeastern Syria: al-Tanf (Gray)
• Southern Syria: Sweida (Red)
• Southern Syria: the Golan and Quneitra under Israeli occupation (Blue)

 Northern Syria: Syrian National Army

First Corps: This comprises around 9,000 fighters deployed in northern Aleppo, Afrin, Ras al-Ayn, Tal Abyad, Jarablus, and al-Bab. It is led by Brigadier General Moataz Raslan.

Second Corps: The Second Corps comprises approximately 14,000 fighters, active in al-Ra’i, Afrin, al-Bab, and Ras al-Ayn. It is led by Fahim Issa, who recently became Deputy Minister of Defense under Merhef Abu Qasra. This corps includes several factions like the Sultan Murad Division and the Sultan Malik Shah Division, among others.

Third Corps: This includes around 6,000 fighters stationed in Azaz and its vicinity, al-Bab, and Mare’ in northern Aleppo. It is led by Azzam al-Gharib, appointed by Jolani as governor of Aleppo after assuming power in Damascus.

Northwest Syria, the Coast, Central and Southern Regions down to Daraa: Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Northeast Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

Eastern Syria: Control of ISIS (Daesh) in the Syrian Desert

Southeast Syria: Al-Tanf and the Free Syria Army

 Southern Syria: As-Suwayda (Al-Ahmar) - The Druze

• ‘Men of Dignity’, led by Sheikh Abu Hassan Yahya Al-Hajjar,
• ‘Forces of Sheikh al-Karama’, led by Laith Al-Balous,
• ‘Ahrar al-Jabal Gathering’, led by Sheikh Suleiman Abdul-Baqi, and
• ‘Counter-Terrorism Forces’, previously the armed wing of the ‘Al-Liwaa Party’, led by Malik Abu Khair, who announced their separation from the party, though it's still unclear whether the separation has taken full effect.

Southern Syria: the Golan and Quneitra under Israeli Occupation

Conclusion

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