Euphrates Jarabulus Battalions

Union of Euphrates Jarabulus Battalions
Union of Euphrates Jarabulus Battalions
تجمع كتائب الفرات جرابلس; Tajamu Kata'ib Furat Jarabulus
	Euphrates Jarabulus Battalions insignia
Leaders	Abdul Sattar al-Jader † (2012-16); Ahmed al-Jader;
Dates of operation	2013—present
Group(s)	Martyr Yusuf al-Jader Battalion; Euphrates Shield Battalion; Jarabulus Knights Battalion; Martyr Zaki Jader Brigade; Instructor Jader Brigade; Juma al-Jader Brigade; Gwadar Martyrs Brigade; Jarabulus Armoured Battalion;
Headquarters	Manbij, Aleppo Governorate
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate
Ideology	Democracy
Part of	Free Syrian Army; Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front (2014); Syrian Democratic Forces Euphrates Volcano (2014-15); Jarabulus Military Council; ;
Allies	People's Protection Units; Army of Revolutionaries;
Opponents	Islamic State; Al-Nusra Front; Turkey; Syrian Armed Forces; Sham Legion; Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War; Siege of Kobanî; Tishrin Dam offensive; Manbij offensive; Operation Euphrates Shield;

The Union of Euphrates Jarabulus Battalions (Arabic: تجمع كتائب الفرات جرابلس; Tajamu Kata'ib Furat Jarabulus) is a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and later the Syrian Democratic Forces which operates in northern Syria. Formed in mid-2013, the group has been led by several members of the influential al-Jader family from the town of Jarabulus and the nearby town of Karkamış in Turkey.

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