Omari Brigades

Omari Brigades
Alwiyat al-Omari
LeadersCapt Qais Al Qatahneh. [1]
Fares Adib al-Baydar[2] (formerly)
HeadquartersLajat region, Syria
Active regionsDaraa Governorate[3]
Part of Free Syrian Army Syrian Revolutionaries Front southern branch (former)
Allies Saudi Arabia
Syrian opposition Criterion Brigades
Tahrir al-Sham
Islamic Muthanna Movement (Until 2016)
Opponents Syria
 Iran
 Hezbollah
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Since 2016)
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Omari Brigades was 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 Alliance of Southern Forces. The group is named after the Omari Mosque in Daraa city.[3]

  1. ^ "Blinded by feuds, Syria's southern rebels turn guns on one another". The National. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Clashes Renew between the rebels and (IS) Group Rural Daraa". 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted GroupsDemocratic Revolution, Syrian Style". 21 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.