several days inside a school. He claims ISIL attempted to blackmail him and took his possessions. Protestors later demanded that ISIL release him and a local helped him escape. He claims that after escaping from ISIL's custody they apologized for detaining him, returned his possessions, and offered him food for Ramadan. The Leon Sedov Brigade fought alongside an assortment of other rebel groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Sham Legion, and attempted to form a united front against the Syrian government. It opposes the U.S. intervention in Syria against ISIL which began in 2014. In a statement from Aleppo in 2015, it condemned Kurdish leaders for collaborating with the Syrian government. The Leon Sedov Brigade joined the Levant Front in May 2015 but left after a month. In spite of the political differences between the Leon Sedov Brigade and larger opposition groups such as Ahrar al-Sham, the brigade continued to work with them on the ground in Aleppo and surrounding areas against the Syrian government and YPG. They eventually disbanded after the fall of Aleppo. References 2012 establishments in Syria Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war Anti-ISIL factions in Syria Guerrilla organizations Military units and formations established in 2012 Socialist parties in Syria Trotskyist organizations in Asia