Liwa al-Quds

Liwa al-Quds
Liwa al-Quds
لواء القدس
Active	September 2013–present
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Armed Forces
Branch	5th Assault Corps of the Syrian Army
Type	Commando
Role	Shock troops; Close-quarters combat; Counter-insurgency; Counter-terrorism
Size	c. 5,000-7,000 (2022)
Garrison/HQ	Aleppo, Daraa
Engagements	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Operation Canopus Star; Operation Rainbow; Aleppo offensive (July 2015); Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February 2016–present); Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015); 2016 Southern Aleppo campaign; Northern Aleppo offensive (2016); Aleppo offensive (June–July 2016); Aleppo offensive (July–August 2016); Aleppo offensive (August–September 2016); Aleppo offensive (September–October 2016); Aleppo offensive (October–November 2016); Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016); Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017); Southern Raqqa offensive (June 2017); Central Syria campaign (2017); Rif Dimashq offensive (February-April 2018); 2019 Northwestern Syria Offensive; Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present); ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Col. Muhammad al-Sa'eed (a.k.a. "The Engineer")
Notable; commanders	Col. Mohammad Rafi †

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Liwa al-Quds (Arabic: لواء القدس) or the Jerusalem Brigade is a predominantly Syrian Palestinian brigade that operates as a part of pro-Syrian government forces in the Syrian Civil War. Since 2019, it is part of the Syrian Army's 5th Assault Corps.^[4] It was formed in 2013 by the engineer Muhammad al-Sa'eed. The fighters who call themselves the 'Syrian Arab Army Fedayeen' are active in Aleppo and Daraa.^[4] The brigade is composed of Sunni Palestinians from the Neirab camp^[8] and Ein Al-Tal camp as well as reconciled rebels.^[1]

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Liwa al-Quds
لواء القدس

Active	September 2013–present^[1]
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Armed Forces
Branch	5th Assault Corps of the Syrian Army
Type	Commando
Role	Shock troops Close-quarters combat Counter-insurgency Counter-terrorism
Size	c. 5,000-7,000 (2022)^[2]^[3]
Garrison/HQ	Aleppo, Daraa^[4]^[5]
Engagements	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Operation Canopus Star Operation Rainbow Aleppo offensive (July 2015) Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February 2016–present) Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015) 2016 Southern Aleppo campaign Northern Aleppo offensive (2016) Aleppo offensive (June–July 2016) Aleppo offensive (July–August 2016) Aleppo offensive (August–September 2016) Aleppo offensive (September–October 2016) Aleppo offensive (October–November 2016) Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016) Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017) Southern Raqqa offensive (June 2017) Central Syria campaign (2017) Rif Dimashq offensive (February-April 2018) 2019 Northwestern Syria Offensive Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present)
Commanders
Current Commander	Col. Muhammad al-Sa'eed (a.k.a. "The Engineer")^[5]
Notable commanders	Col. Mohammad Rafi †^[6]^[7]