The Authenticity and Development Front () was an alliance of rebel groups that was active during the Syrian Civil War. The alliance was considered to be moderate by Charles Lister (from Middle East Institute)Charles Lister, Yes, there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in Syria. Here’s what we know about them , The Spectator, 27 November 2015 and the BBC.Guide to the Syrian rebels, BBC, 13 December 2013
Background The coalition includes Islamists, military defectors, and former civilians. Although the alliance uses Syrian independence flags and symbols, it does not identify itself as part of the Free Syrian Army. One of the groups involved was the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which was also part of the Army of Mujahideen, though the Army of Mujahideen announced on 4 May 2014 that the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement had withdrawn from the coalition. The Authenticity and Development Front operated American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles captured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Member Groups Current The White Shroud Unification Army Army of TawhidImage twimg.com Tajamuu Alwiyat al-Iman Billah Liwa Hamah al-Aqidah Tajamuu Jund al-Badr Brigade 313 Lions of Islam Brigade Talbisah Brigade Falcons of Talbisah Brigade Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan Brigade Sword of Islam Battalion Tajamuu Alwiyat wa Kataib Suyuf al-Haq Battalions of the People of Impact Abd Al-Rahman Battalions Miqdad Bin al-Aswad BattalionImage twimg.com Division 60 Jund al-ShamImage
Former Groups Lions of the East Army Liwa Basha’ir al-Nasr Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement Liwa al-Fatah al-Mubin (Formerly part of the Allahu Akbar Battalions) Ibn Taymiyyah Mujahideen Brigades (Joined Ahrar al-Sham) New Syrian Army (Expelled from Authenticity and Development Front, continued operations as independent group) Allahu Akbar Battalions
See also List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
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