Quwat al-Ridha

The Al-Ridha Forces (Arabic: قوات الرضا, romanized: Quwwat ar-Riḍā) are a Hezbollah-trained and affiliated militia that was active alongside Syrian government forces in the Syrian Civil War prior to Assad's fall in December 2024.^[1][4] Its members belong to Syria's small Twelver Shia community, mainly from the Homs region which houses around 170,000 Shiites.^[2] Its name refers to the eighth Twelver Shia Imam, Ali al-Ridha.^[1] Quwat al-Ridha forces had an effective presence in the operations that led to the Ba'athist capture of Homs and the Battle of Shaer gas field against the Islamic State.^[2]

Quwat al-Ridha قوات الرضا
Dates of operation	2013 – ?[1]
Active regions	Homs Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate Aleppo Governorate Daraa Governorate
Ideology	Shia Islamism Khomeinism
Size	20,000 estimated (August 2015)[2] 3,000–3,500 (Council on Foreign Relations claim, 2024)[3]
Part of	Syrian Hezbollah
Allies	Iran Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force
Opponents	Free Syrian Army Islamic Front al-Nusra Front Islamic State
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Siege of Homs (2011–2014) Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013) Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013) Battle of the Shaer gas field (October–November 2014) Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015)
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