Al-Shahba Gathering
The Al-Shahba Gathering was a coalition of Syrian rebel groups in Aleppo Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war.
Background
The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which had been severely weakened by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in 2019, formed the "Kataeb Bloc", which became the nucleus of the Al-Shahba Gathering.Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector, under the command of Hassan Soufan, defected from the Third Legion. Ahrar al-Tawhid, which included the "al-Fatah Brigade, al-Qawa 55, First Central, Free 322 Brigade, 5th Battalion, Brigade 343, and the Sultan Othman Brigade", was formed in December 2022 as a continuation of Liwa al-Tawhid, which had merged into the Levant Front.
History
2023
The faction originally included Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector, Ahrar al-Tawhid and Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, with the Azaz Falcons Brigade joining days later. Most of the groups were originally part of the Levant Front, with the exception of Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector.Six groups from the Northern Storm Brigade also defected to the Al-Shahba Gathering.
The coalition fought against the Third Legion and the Sultan Murad Division in September 2023 over control of the al-Hamran crossing, which resulted in injuries and deaths on both sides.