Martyrs of Islam Brigade

Martyrs of Islam Brigade
Martyrs of Islam Brigade
لواء شهداء الإسلام; Liwa Shuhada al-Islam
	Logo of the brigade.
Leaders	Captain Saeed Narqash (nom de guerre Abu Jamal) (POW); First Warrant Officer Abu Omar; Osama Abu Zeid †; Abu Ja’far al-Homsi (died); First Lieutenant Abu Shahin (until June 2013);
Dates of operation	5 March 2013—present
Group(s)	Martyrs of Daraya Battalion; Martyrs of the Revolution Battalion; Fayha al-Sham Battalion; Lions of Tawhid Battalion; Descendants of Saladin Battalion; Lions of Sunna Battalion; Special Task Force Battalion; Artillery Company; Engineering and Air Defence Company;
Headquarters	Darayya (until 2016); Idlib Governorate (from late 2016)
Active regions	Damascus and Rif Dimashq Governorate (until 2016); Idlib Governorate (since 2016); Hama Governorate (since 2016);
Ideology	Islamism
Size	700 (2016)
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front (February 2014–September 2016); National Front for Liberation (since May 2018) Sham Legion (since June 2018); ;
Allies	Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Darayya (November 2012–February 2013); Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat; 2017 Hama offensive; Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War;

The Martyrs of Islam Brigade (Arabic: لواء شهداء الإسلام; Liwa Shuhada al-Islam) is a Syrian rebel group formed in the Damascus suburb of Darayya and was the main group that operated in the suburb. It was the only Syrian rebel group to be completely under the authority of a local city council and received U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles despite the tight siege Darayya was in between 2012 and 2016.^[6]

^ "From Daria to Idlib: commander of the Martyrs of Islam reveals the full story of alienation Daria". Orient News. 5 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "In an attempt to unify the ranks on the ground the Free Army in Darya is a brigade of the martyrs of Islam". Enab Baladi. 10 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "About Islam Martyrs Brigade". Local Council of Daraya City.
^ "As regime drops hundreds of barrel bombs on Darayya, rebel spokesman says 'history will take note of how the revolution abandoned us'". Syria:direct. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ Paul Antonopoulos (14 October 2016). "Photos: Prominent Liwa Shuhada al-Islam leader dies". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hasan Mustafa (5 August 2015). "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups Fielding TOW Missiles".
^ Cite error: The named reference ap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "11 FSA Factions in New Command in of "National Front Liberation"". Syria Call. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference sham was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Paul Antonopoulos (25 March 2017). "Two militants originally based in Damascus taken out by Russian airstrike in rural Hama". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[orient-1] "From Daria to Idlib: commander of the Martyrs of Islam reveals the full story of alienation Daria". Orient News. 5 September 2016.

[unify-2] "In an attempt to unify the ranks on the ground the Free Army in Darya is a brigade of the martyrs of Islam". Enab Baladi. 10 March 2013.

[lcd-3] "About Islam Martyrs Brigade". Local Council of Daraya City.

[4] "As regime drops hundreds of barrel bombs on Darayya, rebel spokesman says 'history will take note of how the revolution abandoned us'". Syria:direct. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[5] Paul Antonopoulos (14 October 2016). "Photos: Prominent Liwa Shuhada al-Islam leader dies". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[martyrs-6] Hasan Mustafa (5 August 2015). "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups Fielding TOW Missiles".

[ap-7] Cite error: The named reference ap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[call-8] "11 FSA Factions in New Command in of "National Front Liberation"". Syria Call. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[sham-9] Cite error: The named reference sham was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Hama-10] Paul Antonopoulos (25 March 2017). "Two militants originally based in Damascus taken out by Russian airstrike in rural Hama". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

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Martyrs of Islam Brigade
لواء شهداء الإسلام Liwa Shuhada al-Islam
Logo of the brigade.
Leaders	Captain Saeed Narqash (nom de guerre Abu Jamal) (POW)^[1] First Warrant Officer Abu Omar^[2]^[3] Osama Abu Zeid †^[4] Abu Ja’far al-Homsi (died)^[5] First Lieutenant Abu Shahin (until June 2013)^[2]
Dates of operation	5 March 2013—present
Group(s)	Martyrs of Daraya Battalion^[3] Martyrs of the Revolution Battalion Fayha al-Sham Battalion Lions of Tawhid Battalion Descendants of Saladin Battalion Lions of Sunna Battalion Special Task Force Battalion Artillery Company Engineering and Air Defence Company
Headquarters	Darayya (until 2016)^[6] Idlib Governorate (from late 2016)
Active regions	Damascus and Rif Dimashq Governorate (until 2016)^[6] Idlib Governorate (since 2016) Hama Governorate (since 2016)
Ideology	Islamism
Size	700 (2016)^[7]
Part of	Free Syrian Army^[6] Southern Front (February 2014–September 2016)^[6] National Front for Liberation (since May 2018)^[8] Sham Legion (since June 2018)^[9]
Allies	Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Darayya (November 2012–February 2013) Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat 2017 Hama offensive^[10] Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War