Liwa Al-Quds

Liwa al-Quds
Participant in Syrian Civil War
Active September 2013–present[1]
Ideology Syrian nationalism
Palestinian nationalism
Groups Lions of al-Quds Battalion
Deterrence Battalion
Lions of al-Shahba’ Battalion[2]
Leaders Muhammad al-Sa’eed (a.k.a. “The Engineer”)[2]
Headquarters Aleppo[2]
Allies

 Iran
 Syria

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

Syrian 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.[2] 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.[1]

Operational history

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

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