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On 13 October 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to Maghawir al-Thawra. The result of the discussion was not moved.

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Currently held territory

According to the map which remained unchanged until February, the RCA still holds some territory in the south of Syria. This is not yet addressed in the article, it seems. --KnightMove (talk) 05:58, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Name Change to Maghaweir al-Thowra

So I think this article was renamed when the NSyA had just turned into MaT and it wasn’t clear how they were going to transliterate them name in English.

Almost all sources, including the rebels themselves, refer to the group as “Maghaweir al-Thowra”. “Revolutionary Commando Army” is not even an accurate translation of this name, and a more accurate one would be “Commandos of the Revolution”. “Army” is only a postfix sometimes used by the rebels themselves, but whenever they use the term, they translate it to English as “The Maghaweir al-Thowra Army”.

I’m planning on changing the group’s wiki page to “Maghaweir al-Thowra unless there is a consensus against it. TheAmericanWarlord (talk) 23:28, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 13 October 2022

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The result of the move request was: not moved. No decision or consensus made during the course of the discussion. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 05:52, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maghaweir al-Thowra → Maghawir al-Thawra – Minor spelling change, moving to the most common spelling. Lightspecs (talk) 02:27, 6 October 2022 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). — Amakuru (talk) 10:59, 13 October 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:12, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

- Their official social media channels all seem to use the "eir" spelling. --Ahecht (TALK
  PAGE) 16:24, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - WP:COMMONNAME is usually preferred over official names, and it's questionable whether the concept of "official" even applies to a small paramilitary group like this one, which has no website and whose social media accounts lack official verification. Lightspecs (talk) 07:35, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - there seem to be various spellings in use, including Maghaweer el Thawra in one case, so @Lightspecs and Ahecht: we definitely need to see some more evidence that the proposed form is really the WP:COMMONNAME, and also discuss it fully at this RM. — Amakuru (talk) 11:00, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Well the discussion is moot now that the group has changed its name once again. I guess someone can close this request and we'll move this page to the new name after it's more established. Lightspecs (talk) 11:23, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Requested move 19 December 2024

It has been proposed in this section that Revolutionary Commando Army be renamed and moved to Syrian Free Army.

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Revolutionary Commando Army → Syrian Free Army – The name of the group has changed. See [1] David O. Johnson (talk) 22:26, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment That link does not look like a WP:RS. Per the Telegraph, this group is still being referred to by this name. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/18/us-prepared-syrian-rebel-group-to-help-topple-bashar-assad/ Sleath56 (talk) 01:09, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Ahammed Saad (talk) 18:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I found a source (Middle East Monitor) that's listed as No consensus [2] that lists the group as "Syrian Free Army" here: [3]. David O. Johnson (talk) 22:23, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support RCA seems no longer common. Syrian Free Army doesn't seem very common either only because the rebel group in general isn't discussed that much in detail by RS. RopeTricks (talk) 01:29, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]