Liberation and Construction Movement
{{Short description|Militant group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{infobox war faction
| name = Liberation and Construction Movement
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ar
| war = Syrian civil war
| image = File:Syrian revolution flag.svg
| caption =
| ideology =
| leaders = Abu Hatem Shaqra (January 2024 - present){{cite web|url=https://syrianobserver.com/foreign-actors/national-army-factions-assigns-u-s-sanctioned-leader-what-are-the-possible-consequences.html|title=National Army Factions Assigns U.S.-Sanctioned Leader. What Are the Possible Consequences?|date=9 January 2024|accessdate=27 February 2025|work=Syria TV|publisher=The Syrian Observer}}
Hussein al-Hammadi (February 2022{{cite web|url=https://syrianobserver.com/foreign-actors/four-syrian-factions-unite-in-liberation-and-construction-movement.html|title=Four Syrian Factions Unite in Liberation and Construction Movement|date=16 February 2022|access-date=30 January 2025|work=The Syrian Observer}} - January 2024)
Abu Arab (military leader){{cite web|url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/01/profiles-of-the-new-syrian-military-leadership-part-2.php|title=Profiles of the new Syrian military leadership, part 2|date=6 January 2025|access-date=26 May 2025|work=Long War Journal|author=Ahmad Sharawi}}
| clans = * Ahrar al-Sharqiya
- Jaych al-Sharqiya
- 20th Division
- Suqour al-Sham-Eastern Sector (left to join the Levant Front in October 2024){{cite web|url=https://syrianobserver.com/syrian-actors/renewed-fighting-between-syrian-opposition-factions-in-aleppo-countryside.html?|title=Renewed Fighting Between Syrian Oppostion Factions in Aleppo Countryside|date=2 October 2024|access-date=6 June 2025|work=Al-Araby Al-Jadeed}}
| headquarters =
| area = *Aleppo Governorate, Syria{{cite web|url=https://thelevantnews.com/en/article/13-members-of-%22liberation-and-construction-movement%22-killed-in-clashes-with-%22sdf%22-in-aleppo-countrysidenovember-25,-2024,-1:42-pm|title=13 Members of "Liberation and Construction Movement" Killed in Clashes with "SDF" in Aleppo Countryside|date=25 November 2024|access-date=28 December 2024|work=The Levant}}
| size =
| partof = {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} Syrian National Army{{cite web|url=https://www.harmoon.org/en/researches/syria-aleppo/|title=Recent Developments in Syria: Between Military Gains and Future Challenges|date=4 December 2024|access-date=24 May 2025|work=Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies}}
| predecessor =
| successor =
| allies = Third Legion (Levant Front and Jaysh al-Islam){{cite web|url=https://www.mei.edu/publications/hts-turkey-and-future-syrias-north|title=HTS, Turkey, and the future of Syria’s north|date=26 October 2022|access-date=24 May 2025|work=Middle East Institute|author=Orwa Ajjoub}}
| opponents = {{flagicon image|Flag of Syrian Democratic Forces.svg}} Syrian Democratic Forces
Hamza Division
{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Hay'at_Tahrir_al-Sham.svg}} Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (until 2024)
Sultan Suleiman Shah Division
| battles = Syrian civil war
- Operation Dawn of Freedom
- Northern Aleppo clashes (October 2022)
- 2024 Syrian opposition offensives{{Cite web |title=Syrian opposition forces launch new offensive in Manbij, northern Syria|url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/syrian-opposition-forces-launch-new-offensive-in-manbij-northern-syria-89645/ |date=6 December 2024 |access-date=24 May 2025 |work=Türkiye Today}}
- Manbij offensive
| status =
}}
The Liberation and Construction Movement is a Turkish-backed coalition of various groups in Aleppo Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war.
History
=2022=
The faction was formed as a coalition between Ahrar al-Sharqiya, Jaysh al-Sharqiya, the 20th Division, and Suqour al-Sham-Eastern Sector in February 2022.
The coalition sided with the Levant Front and Jaysh al-Islam against the Hamza Division and Sultan Suleiman Shah Division during the Northern Aleppo clashes in October 2022, with the civil conflict ending in a mediated stalemate.
=2024=
The LCM took part in Operation Dawn of Freedom alongside various other Syrian National Army factions against the Syrian Democratic Forces, and the Syrian Government to a lesser degree, successfully taking control of most of Manbij and it surrounding territory.
It also participated in the Manbij offensive.