Active September 2013–present | Headquarters Aleppo | |
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Ideology Pro-Syrian government
Palestinian nationalism Groups Lions of al-Quds Battalion
Deterrence Battalion
Lions of al-Shahba’ Battalion Leaders Muhammad al-Sa’eed (a.k.a. “The Engineer”)
Col. Mohammad Rafi †
(operations commander) Allies Syrian Armed Forces
National Defence Forces
Ba'ath Brigades
Hezbollah
IRGC | ||
Liwa al-Quds (Arabic: لواء القدس) or the Jerusalem Brigade is a Sunni Palestinian pro-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. The group is composed of predominately Sunni Palestinians from the al-Nayrab district as well as the former refugee camp Handarat. Liwa al-Quds is believed to be the largest loyalist auxiliary force operating in Aleppo.
Operational history
The group supported the Syrian Army in its effort to reopen the main supply line to Aleppo in 2015.
References
Liwa al-Quds Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA