Martyrs of Islam Brigade

Martyrs of Islam Brigade
Martyrs of Islam Brigade
لواء شهداء الإسلام; Liwa Shuhada al-Islam
	Logo of the brigade.
Leaders	Captain Saeed Narqash (nom de guerre Abu Jamal) (POW); First Warrant Officer Abu Omar; Osama Abu Zeid †; Abu Ja’far al-Homsi (died); First Lieutenant Abu Shahin (until June 2013);
Dates of operation	5 March 2013—present
Group(s)	Martyrs of Daraya Battalion; Martyrs of the Revolution Battalion; Fayha al-Sham Battalion; Lions of Tawhid Battalion; Descendants of Saladin Battalion; Lions of Sunna Battalion; Special Task Force Battalion; Artillery Company; Engineering and Air Defence Company;
Headquarters	Darayya (until 2016); Idlib Governorate (from late 2016)
Active regions	Damascus and Rif Dimashq Governorate (until 2016); Idlib Governorate (since 2016); Hama Governorate (since 2016);
Ideology	Islamism
Size	700 (2016)
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front (February 2014–September 2016); National Front for Liberation (since May 2018) Sham Legion (since June 2018); ;
Allies	Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Darayya (November 2012–February 2013); Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat; 2017 Hama offensive; Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War;

The Martyrs of Islam Brigade (Arabic: لواء شهداء الإسلام, romanized: Liwa Shuhada al-Islam) is a Syrian rebel group formed in the Damascus suburb of Darayya and was the main group that operated in the suburb. It was the only Syrian rebel group to be completely under the authority of a local city council and received U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles despite the tight siege Darayya was in between 2012 and 2016.

Martyrs of Islam Brigade
لواء شهداء الإسلام Liwa Shuhada al-Islam
Logo of the brigade.
Leaders	Captain Saeed Narqash (nom de guerre Abu Jamal) (POW) First Warrant Officer Abu Omar Osama Abu Zeid † Abu Ja’far al-Homsi (died) First Lieutenant Abu Shahin (until June 2013)
Dates of operation	5 March 2013—present
Group(s)	Martyrs of Daraya Battalion Martyrs of the Revolution Battalion Fayha al-Sham Battalion Lions of Tawhid Battalion Descendants of Saladin Battalion Lions of Sunna Battalion Special Task Force Battalion Artillery Company Engineering and Air Defence Company
Headquarters	Darayya (until 2016) Idlib Governorate (from late 2016)
Active regions	Damascus and Rif Dimashq Governorate (until 2016) Idlib Governorate (since 2016) Hama Governorate (since 2016)
Ideology	Islamism
Size	700 (2016)
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front (February 2014–September 2016) National Front for Liberation (since May 2018) Sham Legion (since June 2018)
Allies	Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Darayya (November 2012–February 2013) Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat 2017 Hama offensive Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War