Omari Brigades
| Omari Brigades | |
|---|---|
|
Alwiyat al-Omari Participant in the Syrian Civil War | |
| Leaders |
Capt Al Qatahneh †[1] Fares Adib al-Baydar[2] (formerly) |
| Headquarters | Lajat region, Syria |
| Area of operations | Daraa Governorate[3] |
| Part of |
Free Syrian Army Syria Revolutionaries Front Southern Front[3] First Army[4] |
| Opponents |
Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force |
| Battles and wars | |
The Omari Brigades is a Syrian rebel group formed in the Lajat region in Daraa Governorate as the first FSA group formed in the province. It received TOW missiles and has been supplied and funded by Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Syria Revolutionaries Front and Southern Front. The group is named after the Omari Mosque in Daraa city.[3]
History
The group's leader, Captain Al Qatahneh, was killed in a gun battle with an opposition activist named Qaisar Habib on 28 August 2014. The activist, severely wounded and admitted to a hospital, was murdered on 19 October by Omari Brigades fighters.[1] In 2016, the group participated in the fight between the Syrian opposition and two Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-affiliated groups, the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade and the Islamic Muthanna Movement. On 1 April, ISIL attempted to assassinate Fares Adib al-Baydar, the former brigade leader.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Blinded by feuds, Syria's southern rebels turn guns on one another". The National. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Clashes Renew between the rebels and (IS) Group Rural Daraa". 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted GroupsDemocratic Revolution, Syrian Style". 21 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "Syria dissident groups still not united". Al Monitor. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jabhat al-Nusra looks for battlefield breakout". As-Safir. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
