Harakat al-Qiyam is an insurgent group that employs guerrilla tactics, that is active in northern Syria during the Syrian Civil War. It was formed in August 2017 to fight against the Syrian Democratic Forces, led by the People's Protection Units (YPG). In an official statement, it claimed that its goal is to protect the territorial integrity of Syria and to fight the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which it claims is separatist and "imperialist". The group is allegedly supported by and takes orders from Turkish intelligence, according to the pro-YPG Firat News Agency.