The Syrian Islamic Liberation Front has had an on-again/off-again relationship with the Syrian Islamic Front (SIF) (see separate entry)-- the two groups have attempted to merge several times. (SILF, until recently known as the Syrian Liberation Front) incorporates the biggest mainstream Islamist groups of the insurgency. The SILF includes the Farouq Battalions (mainly Homs + Turkish border), theTawhid Brigade (Aleppo), the Suqour el-Sham Brigades (Idleb), the Islam Brigade (Damascus), and others. According to Landis, "Some of these groups were originally created in the name of the FSA but ”salafized” as the war went on, reflecting the new mood in the rebel movement and foreign funding requirements. It’s a basically mixed bag of opportunistic and principled Islamists, ranging from ideologically fuzzy big-tent movements (Tawhid Brigade) to rather grim-looking salafis (Islam Brigade)."
Syrian Islamic Liberation Front (SLF/SILF)
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