In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “guerilla organization formed by syria in july 2006 shortly after what syria viewed as a hezbollah victory over”. Today it says “guerrilla organization formed in syria in july 2006 shortly after the 2006 lebanon war”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Front for the Liberation of the Golan ( Arabic : جبهة تحرير الجولان ) is a guerrilla organization formed in Syria in July 2006 shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War , viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel. Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through a military campaign. The force is trained by Hezbollah , which in turn was trained by Iran . It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area. Although the explicitly stated purpose of the group is to engage in guerilla warfare against the Israeli forces in the Golan heights, the group's activities have been limited to radio broadcasts. In October 2023 700 members of the front where deployed to the Qunaitrah countryside, western Rif Dimashque, and western Daraa along the border of the Golan Heights following the start of the Gaza war . Middle East Research and Information Project . Institute for the Study of War .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Front for the Liberation of the Golan is a guerilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006 shortly after what Syria viewed as a Hezbollah victory over Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War . Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through military campaign. The force is trained by Hezbollah . It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Front for the Liberation of the Golan is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006 shortly after Hezbollah victory over Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War . Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through military campaign. The force is trained by Hezbollah . It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Front for the Liberation of the Golan is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006 shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War (viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel).Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through a military campaign.The force is trained by Hezbollah , which in turn they were trained by Iran . It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Guerrilla organization formed by Syria The Front for the Liberation of the Golan is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006 shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War , viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel. Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through a military campaign. The force is trained by Hezbollah , which in turn was trained by Iran . It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.
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guerilla organization formed by syria in july 2006 shortly after what syria viewed as a hezbollah victory over
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guerrilla organization formed in syria in july 2006 shortly after the 2006 lebanon war
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