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The military is a conscripted force; males serve in the military upon reaching the age of 18, but there are many women in Syrian armed forces.
At the beginning of the Battle of Aleppo, rebels reportedly had between 6,000 and 7,000 fighters in 18 battalions. The largest rebel group was the al-Tawhid Brigade; the most prominent was the Free Syrian Army, which was largely composed of army defectors.