National Front for Liberation

National Front for Liberation
National Front for Liberation
الجبهة الوطنية للتحرير
	Flag of the National Front for Liberation Logo of the National Front for Liberation
Leaders	Since July 2018: Col. Fadlallah al-Haji (commander-in-chief and Sham Legion); Ahmad Sarhan ("Abu Satif") (first deputy, unclear factional alignment since late 2023); Walid al-Mushayil ("Abu Hashim") (second deputy, unclear factional alignment since July merger); Anad al-Darwish ("Abu al-Munathir") (chief of staff and Ahrar al-Sham); Maj. Muhammad Mansour (deputy chief of staff and Jaysh al-Nasr); May–July 2018: Col. Fadlallah al-Haji (commander-in-chief and Sham Legion); Lt. Col. Suhaib Leoush (deputy commander and Free Idlib Army); Maj. Muhammad Mansour (chief of staff and Jaysh al-Nasr);
Dates of operation	28 May 2018 – 29 January 2025
Allegiance	Syrian Interim Government
Active regions	Northwestern Syria Idlib Governorate; Hama Governorate; Aleppo Governorate; Latakia Governorate;
Size	10,000-30,000 (May 2018); 45,000-70,000 (July 2018); 40,000 (2025)
Part of	Free Syrian Army (May-June, 2018); Syrian National Army (since October 2019); Unified Military Council (Idlib); Military Operations Command
Allies	Turkey; Army of Glory; Tahrir al-Sham
Opponents	Ba'athist Syria; Russia; Iran; Syrian Democratic Forces
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Operation Olive Branch Afrin insurgency; ; 2018 Idlib crisis; 5th Idlib inter-rebel conflict; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019); Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020); Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020); Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–November 2024); 2024 Syrian opposition offensives Battle of Aleppo (2024); Palmyra offensive (2024); ;
Website	https://twitter.com/alwataniatahrer

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The National Front for Liberation (Arabic: الجبهة الوطنية للتحرير, Al-Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrir) was a Syrian rebel coalition that was part of the Syrian National Army (SNA) fighting in the Syrian Civil War. The group was formed by 11 rebel factions in northwestern Syria in May 2018, and was officially announced on 28 May 2018. The formation receives major support from Turkey. The group joined the SNA on 4 October 2019.

At the event on 29 January declaring the victory of the Syrian revolution, most factions of the armed opposition, including the Syrian National Army, which the NFL was part of, announced their pending dissolution. Around 40,000 fighters of the National Front for Liberation were incorporated into the newly formed Ministry of Defense.