Galilee Forces

Galilee Forces
قوات الجليل Quwat al-Jalil
Emblem of the Galilee Forces
Leaders	Fadi al-Mellah (overall leader) Abu Ali Badran (deputy commander) Munir Abboud † (Badr Brigades commander)
Dates of operation	2012 – present
Group(s)	Badr Brigades
Active regions	Syria, Lebanon (claimed), Gaza Strip (claimed)
Ideology	Palestinian nationalism Defensive Jihadism
Size	4,800 (claimed)
Part of	Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return
Allies	PFLP-GC Syrian Army Hezbollah
Opponents	Free Syrian Army Al-Nusra Front
Battles and wars	Palmyra offensive (March 2016) Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016) Siege of Wadi Barada Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Central Syria campaign (2017) Eastern Syria campaign (September–December 2017) Battle of Deir ez-Zor (September–November 2017) Southern Damascus offensive (April 2018)

The Galilee Forces (Quwat al-Jalil) are a Palestinian militia allied with the Ba'athist Syrian government, currently fighting in the Syrian Civil War. Its serves as the armed wing of the Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return (Harakat Shabab al-Oudat al-Falastinia). The Galilee Forces have a sub-unit, the Badr Brigades, which is active in Aleppo.

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War