Liberation and Construction Movement

The Liberation and Construction Movement is a Turkish-backed coalition of various groups in Aleppo Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war.

Liberation and Construction Movement
Leaders	Abu Hatem Shaqra (January 2024 - present)[1] Hussein al-Hammadi (February 2022[2] - January 2024)[1] Abu Arab (military leader)[3]
Dates of operation	15 February 2022[4] – present
Group(s)	Ahrar al-Sharqiya Jaych al-Sharqiya 20th Division Suqour al-Sham-Eastern Sector (left to join the Levant Front in October 2024)[5]
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate, Syria[6]
Part of	Syrian National Army[7] Dawn of Freedom Operations Room[7]
Allies	Third Legion (Levant Front and Jaysh al-Islam)[8]
Opponents	Syrian Democratic Forces[6] Hamza Division Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (until 2024) Sultan Suleiman Shah Division[8]
Battles and wars	Syrian civil war Operation Dawn of Freedom[7] Northern Aleppo clashes (October 2022)[8] 2024 Syrian opposition offensives[9] Manbij offensive[9]

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.^[2][4]

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.^[8]

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.^[7]

It also participated in the Manbij offensive.^[9]