5th Assault Corps (Syria)
| 5th Assault Corps | |
|---|---|
| فيلق الهجوم الخامس | |
Syrian Armed Forces Flag | |
| Active | 2016 – 2024 |
| Country | Ba'athist Syria |
| Allegiance | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Branch | Syrian Arab Army |
| Type | Corps |
| Size | 15,000 soldiers (2019) |
| Garrison/HQ | Latakia Homs (1st Brigade) Hama (2nd Brigade) Daraa (3rd, 4th & al-Quds Brigade) Maarat al-Numan (5th & 6th Brigade) 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 |
| Brigade Commanders | Brig. Gen. Burhan Al-Halabi (1st Brigade) Brig. Gen. Najim Muna (2nd Brigade) Brig. Gen. Aktham Hussain (3rd Brigade) Brig. Gen. Ahmed Saleh Al Dhamati (4th Brigade) Brig. Gen. Khaiyrat Kuhlh (5th Brigade) Brig. Gen. Ali Ali (6th Brigade) † Brig. Gen. Nabil Issa (7th Brigade) Ahmad al-Awda (8th Brigade) 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, was an all-volunteer corps, formation of the Syrian Army involved in the Syrian Civil War fighting against the Syrian opposition, Tahrir al-Sham, Al-Qaeda in Syria, and ISIS. It was first formed in 2016. Unlike other corps in the Syrian Army, the 5th Corps was not divided into divisions, but commanded eleven brigades, while the actual number of serving soldiers was lower (about a third of the manpower in other corps).