| 5th Assault Corps | |
|---|---|
| فيلق الهجوم الخامس | |
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| Active | 2016 – present[1] |
| Country |  Syria |
| Allegiance |  Syrian Armed Forces |
| Branch |  Syrian Arab Army |
| Type | Corps |
| Size | 15,000 soldiers (2019)[2] |
| Garrison/HQ | Latakia Homs (1st Brigade)[2] Hama (2nd Brigade) Daraa (3rd, 4th & al-Quds Brigade) Maarat al-Numan (5th & 6th Brigade)[3] Deir ez-Zor (7th Brigade) Bosra (8th Brigade) Ayn Issa (103rd & 148th Brigade) |
| Engagements | Syrian Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Current Commander | Maj. Gen. Omran Mahmoud Omran |
| Deputy Commander | Maj. Gen. Boris Novikov[4] |
| Brigade Commanders | Brig. Gen. Burhan Al-Halabi (1st Brigade)[5] Brig. Gen. Najim Muna (2nd Brigade)[5] Brig. Gen. Aktham Hussain (3rd Brigade)[5] Brig. Gen. Ahmed Saleh Al Dhamati (4th Brigade) Brig. Gen. Khaiyrat Kuhlh (5th Brigade)[5] Brig. Gen. Ali Ali (6th Brigade) †[5] Brig. Gen. Nabil Issa (7th Brigade)[6] Ahmed Al-Ouhda (8th Brigade)[5] Col. Muhammad al-Sa'eed (al-Quds Brigade) Brig. Gen. Yasser Saleh Mansour (148th Brigade) |
The 5th Assault Corps (Arabic: فيلق الهجوم الخامس), also called the Fifth Legion, is an all-volunteer corps, formation of the Syrian Army involved in the Syrian Civil War fighting against the Syrian opposition, Al-Qaeda in Syria, and ISIS.[1][7] It was first formed in 2016. Unlike other corps in the Syrian Army, the 5th Corps is not divided into divisions, but commands eleven brigades, as well as the actual number of serving soldiers is lower (about a third of the manpower in other corps).
- ^ a b "Syrian army forms volunteer corps to fight militants". Reuters. 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ a b Waters, Gregory (18 July 2019). "The Lion and The Eagle: The Syrian Arab Army's Destruction and Rebirth". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Gregory Waters (29 September 2020). "Haider Regiment training near Maarat al-Numan. 5th Corps/5th Brigade commander Brig Kheirat Kahla overseeing". Twitter. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ #Russia's "military advisor" to the Syrian 5th Corps is Major General Novikov Boris Alekseevich
- ^ a b c d e f Muhsen al-Mustafa (9 November 2021). "Chain of Command in the Syrian Military: Formal and Informal Tracks". Omran Center for strategic studies. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Gregory Waters (30 March 2024). "Eastern Syria reshuffle: Jihad Yusuf to command 17th Div & Eastern Region Sec Committee (fmr dep co of Republican Guard). Muhammad Issa to command Hasakah Security Committee (fmr 10th Div commander). Nabil Issa to command 5th Corps' Dez-based 7th Brigade (fmr SRG officer)". Twitter. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Gregory Waters (18 July 2019). "The Lion and The Eagle: The Syrian Arab Army's Destruction and Rebirth". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 20 September 2022.