Active 2013 – present Part of Hezbollah | Ideology Twelver Shia Islam | |
Area of operations Homs Governorate
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Aleppo Governorate
Daraa Governorate Strength 20,000 claimed (August 2015) Allies Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force | ||
The Al-Ridha Forces (Arabic: قوات الرضا Quwat al-Ridha) are a Hezbollah-trained and organized pro-government Syrian militia. Its members belong to Syria's small Twelver Shia community, mainly from the Homs region. Its name refers to Shia Imam Ali al-Ridha
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