Galilee Forces

{{Short description|Militia in the Syrian civil war}}

{{hatnote|Not to be confused with Liwa al-Jalil, which is another independent, minor Palestinian pro-government militia in Syria.{{Cite web|url=http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/liwa-al-jalil-new-pro-assad-palestinian-militia/|title=Liwa al-Jalil: A New Pro-Assad Palestinian Militia|work=Syria Comment|author=Aymenn Al-Tamimi|date=6 May 2016}}}}

{{Infobox war faction

| name = Galilee Forces

| native_name = قوات الجليل
Quwat al-Jalil

| native_name_lang = ar

| war = Syrian Civil War

| image = 150px

| caption = Emblem of the Galilee Forces

| active = 2012 – ?

| leaders = * Fadi al-Mellah{{Cite web|url=http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/quwat-al-jalil-a-pro-assad-palestinian-syrian-militia/|title=Quwat al-Jalil: A Pro-Assad Palestinian Syrian Militia|work=Syria Comment|author=Aymenn Al-Tamimi|date=23 December 2015}} ({{small|overall leader}})

• Abu Ali Badran{{cite web|url=http://www.actionpal.org.uk/en/post/3196/news-and-reports/al-jalil-forces-a-new-palestinian-faction-fights-alongside-the-syrian-regime|title=Al-Jalil Forces: A New Palestinian Faction fights alongside the Syrian regime|date=25 April 2016|publisher=Action Group For Palestinians of Syria}} ({{small|deputy commander}})
• Munir Abboud{{KIA}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aldorars.com/en/news/824|title=Pro-Assad regime Galilee militia's deputy commander been assassinated|work=Al-Dorar Al-Shamia|author=|date=26 July 2017|accessdate=28 August 2017|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731182423/http://aldorars.com/en/news/824|url-status=dead}} ({{small|Badr Brigades commander}})

| ideology = Palestinian nationalism

| partof = Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return

| clans = Badr Brigades

| headquarters =

| area = Syria (formerly)

| size = 4,800 (claimed)

| predecessor =

| allies = {{flagicon image|PFLP-GC Flag.svg}} PFLP-GC
{{flagicon|Syria|1980}} Syrian Army (until 2024)
{{flag|Hezbollah}}

| opponents = {{flagicon|Syrian Opposition}} Free Syrian Army
{{flagicon image|Flag of Ahrar ash-Sham.svg}} Ahrar al-Sham
{{Flagicon image|Logo of Jaysh al-Islam.jpg}} Jaysh al-Islam
{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Al-Nusra Front.svg}} Al-Nusra Front

{{flagicon|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

| battles = * Palmyra offensive (March 2016)

• Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016){{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-enters-raqqa-liberating-zakiyah-crossroad-47-km-tabaqa-map/|title=Syrian Army enters Raqqa after liberating the Zakiyah Crossroad, 47 km to Tabaqa: map|author=Leith Fadel|publisher=al-Masdar News|date=3 June 2016|access-date=5 January 2017|archive-date=10 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510161929/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-enters-raqqa-liberating-zakiyah-crossroad-47-km-tabaqa-map/|url-status=dead}}
• Wadi Barada offensive (2016–2017){{cite web|url=https://www.omrandirasat.org/images/M.C.E.UN.P/Territorial%20Control%20Map%20-%20Wadi%20Barada%20Pocket%20-%2004%20Jan%202017.pdf|title=Territorial Control Map - Wadi Barada Pocket|work=Omran Dirasat|date=4 January 2016}}
• Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
• Central Syria campaign{{cite web|url=https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/29436.html |title=Pro-regime Palestinian militia mourns 14 members killed by ISIS |work=Zaman al-Wasl |author=|date=31 August 2017|accessdate=5 September 2017}}
• Eastern Syria campaign
• Deir ez-Zor offensive (September–November 2017){{cite web|url=http://www.actionpal.org.uk/en/post/6064/action-group-for-palestinians-of-syria/death-of-6-members-of-al-jaleel-brigade-affiliated-to-the-syrian-regime |title=Death of 6 members of Al-Jaleel Brigade, affiliated to the Syrian regime |author= |work=Action Group for Palestinians of Syria |date=31 August 2018 |accessdate=23 March 2018}}
• Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018){{cite web |url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/palestinians-fight-to-retake-yarmouk-camp-from-isis/ |title=Palestinians fight to retake Yarmouk Camp from ISIS |author=Leith Aboufadel |work=al-Masdar News |date=24 April 2018 |accessdate=29 April 2018 |archive-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107101138/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/palestinians-fight-to-retake-yarmouk-camp-from-isis/ |url-status=dead }}

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The Galilee Forces (Quwat al-Jalil) is a majority-Palestinian militia formerly allied with the Ba'athist Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War. It serves as the armed wing of the Movement of the Youth of the Palestinian Return ({{langx|ar|حركة شباب العودة الفلسطينية|Harakat Shabab al-Oudat al-Falastinia}}). The Galilee Forces have a sub-unit, the Badr Brigades, which was active in Aleppo.

After the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024, the Syrian transitional government demanded that all Palestinian armed groups in Syria disarm themselves, dissolve their military formations, and instead focus on political and charitable work.{{cite web | url = https://al-akhbar.com/lebanon/816122/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A--%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A6%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9| title = لبنان والحدث السوري: أسئلة حول المقاومة والاقتصاد والاجتماع والحرّيات| website = Al Akhbar (Lebanon)| date = 13 December 2024| access-date = 13 December 2024}}