Liwa Dawud

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Liwa Dawud
لواء داوود Liwa Dawud
Flag of Liwa Dawud[1]
Leaders	Hassan Aboud  †[2]
Dates of operation	2012–2014
Active regions	Idlib Governorate, Syria
Ideology	Sunni Islamism Salafism
Size	1,000 men, 10 tanks, and 150 vehicles [3]
Part of	Suqour al-Sham (2012-2013)[4] Jaysh al-Sham (2014) Syrian Islamic Liberation Front  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Allies	Ahrar al-Sham (2012–2014)[5] Al-Nusra Front (until June 2014)  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Opponents	Syria Iran Free Syrian Army (since 2014)[6] People's Protection Units Ahrar al-Sham Al-Nusra Front (since June 2014)[7] PKK Israel America Russia
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Taftanaz Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012–April 2013) 2014 Idlib offensive Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Battle of Kobane Palmyra offensive (May 2015) Insurgency in Idlib
Succeeded by  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Liwa Dawud (Arabic:لواء داوود, liwa' dawud, The David Brigade) was an armed group in the Syrian Civil War headquartered in Samrin in the Idlib Governorate and originated as a subunit in Suqour al-Sham then later became an independent faction then joined the Jaysh al-Sham coalition until 2014 when the group along with its leader defected to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during the course of the Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War.