Saladin Ayubi Brigade

Saladin Ayubi Brigade
Arabic: لواء صلاح الدين الأيوبي
Kurdish: Tugaya Selahedîn Eyûbî
Leaders
  • Capt. Bewar Mustafa
  • Lt. Col. Shawqi Othman (kidnapped in April 2013)
Dates of operationMay 2012 – mid-2015 (defunct)
Group(s)
  • Saladin Ayubi Battalion
  • Kawa al-Hidad Battalion
  • Peshmerga Hawks Battalion
  • Newroz Battalion
  • Mullah Mustafa Barzani Battalion
  • Martyr Ayoub al-Naysani Battalion
  • Martyr Muhammad Rajab Battalion
Active regionsAleppo Governorate
IdeologyDemocracy,
Pluralism,
Secularism
Size230 (early 2013)
  • 30 active fighters
  • 200 in reserve
50–100 (late 2012)
Part of
Allies
Opponents
Battles and wars

The Saladin Ayubi Brigade (Arabic: لواء صلاح الدين الأيوبي, Kurdish: Serhêza Selah Eldîn El Eyûbî) was a mainly-Syrian Kurdish armed rebel group that fought in the Syrian Civil War as part of the Free Syrian Army. Formed in May 2012 and named after the early Kurdish Muslim leader Saladin, the group was led by defected Syrian Army Captain Bewar Mustafa and fought against Syrian government forces in and around the city of Aleppo. It was also strongly opposed to the Kurdish-led Democratic Union Party (PYD), and have clashed with the PYD-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) several times.

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