A360SYRIA FIELD FILES
ARCHIVESYRIA / 2016
RESEARCH EXPANSION · REVIEWED 27 OCTOBER 2026

Connections & Evidence Network

Every edge has a relation, date, classification, explanation and citation. Proximity establishes nothing beyond that edge.

Choose a branch, then a node or relationship. Finance starts as a separate branch; no visual bridge to a sponsor is supported by this dataset.

All relationship records

CIA / United States → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

Reuters identifies CIA backing in its account of requested withdrawal.

Independently Reported
Relation
reported backing
Date / range
2017-09
Limits
Attributed reporting; no declassified allocation or bank record.

Jordan → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

Named among regional backers in the dispatch.

Independently Reported
Relation
reported backing
Date / range
2017-09
Limits
Not evidence of a specific payment.

Saudi Arabia → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

Named among regional backers in the dispatch.

Independently Reported
Relation
reported backing
Date / range
2017-09
Limits
Not evidence of a specific payment.

Military Operations Centre, Jordan → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

SOHR retrospectively describes weapons and materiel support.

Independently Reported
Relation
reported materiel support
Date / range
before / during 2017
Limits
Retrospective, no underlying distribution records supplied.

Military Operations Centre, Jordan → Vetted Syrian opposition factions

Monitor account describes a multi-faction support structure.

Independently Reported
Relation
reported assistance
Date / range
2017
Limits
Not every vetted faction is represented in this graph.

Friends of Syria Group → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

The interviewee acknowledges support.

Unverified
Relation
support acknowledged by representative
Date / range
2017-02-28
Limits
Self-report; amounts, channels and recipient accounts absent.

Bakour al-Salim → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

Retrospective faction account names a founding role.

Unverified
Relation
founding command role claimed
Date / range
2013-08
Limits
No authenticated founding order in this review.

Khaled al-Salim → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

Supplied announcement names Khaled as successor.

Unverified
Relation
successor named in document
Date / range
2016-06-16
Limits
Document authenticity remains unresolved.

Ahmad al-Tamer → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

Public representative describes Tamer as supreme commander.

Unverified
Relation
supreme command claimed in interview
Date / range
2017-02-28
Limits
Change in role is not itself a contradiction or evidence of misconduct.

Saleh al-Saleh → Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo

Publisher introduces Saleh as external political-relations coordinator.

Independently Reported
Relation
public representative
Date / range
2017-02-28
Limits
Interview is a faction account.

Account details in chat → ING-DiBa reference

Bank name appears in the screenshot.

Unverified
Relation
bank name shown
Date / range
2016
Limits
No inference of bank complicity, funding or verified account holder.

$500,000 instrument image → ANZ branding

ANZ branding appears in the photograph.

Unverified
Relation
branding shown
Date / range
date unresolved
Limits
Not an authenticated ANZ issuance or payment. No edge connects it to CIA support.

Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo → Eastern Qalamoun

Faction representative describes its geographic roots and operations.

Unverified
Relation
operating area claimed
Date / range
2013–2017
Limits
Not a territorial-control map.

Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo → Syrian desert / Badia

Contemporary reporting locates the named factions in the Badia.

Independently Reported
Relation
reported operating area
Date / range
2017-09
Limits
No precise route or current position asserted.

Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo → Al-Dumayr

Reporting includes FMAA fighters in a multi-faction evacuation.

Independently Reported
Relation
fighters reported evacuating
Date / range
2018-04-19
Limits
Combined numbers cannot be assigned to FMAA alone.
How evidence is classified
Documented
Authenticated primary material or comparably strong evidence.
Independently Reported
Identifiable published reporting; the underlying event may still depend on attributed or anonymous sources.
Corroborated
Multiple meaningfully independent lines of evidence, not translations or syndicated copies.
Unverified
A supplied document or attributed claim whose underlying truth is not established.
Disputed
Credible sources materially disagree; ordinary changes over time do not qualify.
Research Lead
An unresolved question, not an established relationship.

A visual edge means only its labeled relationship. Placement never implies guilt, financial ownership, coordination or a payment. Syndicated copies and supplied translations are not independent corroboration.