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Quwat al-Ridha
قوات الرضا
Quwat al-Ridha; قوات الرضا
Dates of operation	2013 – present
Active regions	Homs Governorate; Rif Dimashq Governorate; Aleppo Governorate; Daraa Governorate
Ideology	Shia Islamism; Khomeinism
Size	20,000 claimed (August 2015)
Part of	Syrian Hezbollah (fa)
Allies	Iran ; Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Force
Opponents	Free Syrian Army; Islamic Front; al-Nusra Front; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Homs; Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013); Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013); Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015);
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The Al-Ridha Forces (Arabic: قوات الرضا, romanized: Quwwat ar-Riḍā) are a Hezbollah-trained and organized pro-government Syrian militia.^[1]^[3] Its members belong to Syria's small Twelver Shia community, mainly from the Homs region.^[2] Its name refers to Shia Imam Ali al-Ridha^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah". Joshua Landis. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Syrian Shiites Take Up Arms in Support of Assad's Army". US News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
^ "Hezbollah: Quwat al-Ridha". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

[landis2015-1] "Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah". Joshua Landis. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

[usnews2015-2] "Syrian Shiites Take Up Arms in Support of Assad's Army". US News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

[3] "Hezbollah: Quwat al-Ridha". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

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-The '''Al-Ridha Forces''' ({{lang-ar|قوات الرضا|''Quwwat ar-Riḍā''}}) are a [[Hezbollah]]-trained and organized pro-government Syrian militia.<ref name="landis2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/quwat-al-ridha-syrian-hezbollah/|title=Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah|work=Joshua Landis|date=31 July 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jihadintel.meforum.org/identifier/742/hezbollah-quwat-al-ridha/|title=Hezbollah: Quwat al-Ridha|work=Jihad Intel|access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> Its members belong to Syria's small [[Twelver Shia]] community, mainly from the [[Homs Governorate|Homs region]].<ref name="usnews2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/08/28/syrian-shiites-take-up-arms-in-support-of-assads-army|title=Syrian Shiites Take Up Arms in Support of Assad's Army|work=US News|access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> Its name refers to Shia [[Imam]] [[Ali al-Ridha]]<ref name="landis2015" />
+The '''Al-Ridha Forces''' ({{langx|ar|قوات الرضا|''Quwwat ar-Riḍā''}}) are a [[Hezbollah]]-trained and organized pro-government Syrian militia.<ref name="landis2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/quwat-al-ridha-syrian-hezbollah/|title=Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah|work=Joshua Landis|date=31 July 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jihadintel.meforum.org/identifier/742/hezbollah-quwat-al-ridha/|title=Hezbollah: Quwat al-Ridha|work=Jihad Intel|access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> Its members belong to Syria's small [[Twelver Shia]] community, mainly from the [[Homs Governorate|Homs region]].<ref name="usnews2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/08/28/syrian-shiites-take-up-arms-in-support-of-assads-army|title=Syrian Shiites Take Up Arms in Support of Assad's Army|work=US News|access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> Its name refers to Shia [[Imam]] [[Ali al-Ridha]]<ref name="landis2015" />
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