| Khalid ibn al-Walid Brigade | |
|---|---|
| لواء خالد بن الوليد | |
| Leaders | |
| Dates of operation | July 2011–December 2014 |
| Group(s) | Farouq Battalion (2011) |
| Headquarters | Al-Rastan, Syria |
| Active regions | Homs Governorate |
| Part of |  Free Syrian Army
|
| Opponents |  Syrian Armed Forces Al-Nusra Front (since late 2014) |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Khalid ibn al-Walid Brigade (Arabic: لواء خالد بن الوليد), originally called the Khalid ibn al-Walid Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة خالد بن الوليد), was a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army which was active during the Syrian Civil War. The group was one of the first FSA-affiliated rebel groups to be formed in Syria. It operated in the Homs Governorate and participated in the Siege of Homs from 2011 to 2014, when it went defunct.[3]
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