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Liwa al-Quds
LeadersMuhammad al-Sa’eed (a.k.a. “The Engineer”)[1]
Dates of operationSeptember 2013–present[2]
Group(s)Lions of al-Quds Battalion
Deterrence Battalion
Lions of al-Shahba’ Battalion[1]
HeadquartersAleppo[1]
IdeologySyrian nationalism
Palestinian nationalism
Allies Iran

 Syria

Hezbollah
Opponents Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Israel
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

Liwa al-Quds (Arabic: لواء القدس) or The Jerusalem Brigade is a Palestinian-Syrian pro-Ba'ath government group that operates in Aleppo, formed in 2013 by the engineer Muhammad al-Sa’eed. By the beginning of 2015, the group had suffered 200 killed and over 400 wounded since its establishment.[1] The group is composed of predominately Sunni Palestinians from the al-Nayrab refugee camp. Liwa al-Quds is believed to be the largest loyalist auxiliary force operating in Aleppo.[2]

Operational history

The group supported the Syrian Army in its effort to reopen the main supply line to Aleppo in 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Overview of some pro-Assad militias
  2. ^ a b Publication: Militant Leadership Monitor Volume: 5 Issue: 10
  3. ^ Breaking: Syrian Army Reopens the Ithriyah-Salamiyah Road in East Hama After Defeating ISIS
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