Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade

Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade
Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade
لواء شهداء اليرموك ; Liwa Shuhada al-Yarmouk
	; Official logo of the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade; ; ; Brigade Flag
Leaders	Abu Abdullah al-Madani (5 March–21 May 2016); Abu Obeida Qahtan (15 November 2015–5 March 2016); Muhammad al-Baridi † (2012–15 November 2015)
Dates of operation	August 2012 – 21 May 2016
Headquarters	Jamla
Size	~600–1,000
Part of	Southern Front (2014); Islamic State (allegedly)
Allies	Islamic State (allegedly); Jaysh al-Jihad; Islamic Muthanna Movement
Opponents	Syria; al-Nusra Front; Free Syrian Army
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–14); 2013 Daraa offensive; First Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin; Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Daraa offensive (March–April 2016); ;

The Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade (Arabic: لواء شهداء اليرموك) was a rebel group in southern Syria during the Syrian Civil War. For part of its existence it was connected to the Islamic State. It fought against several Syrian Opposition groups for dominance in the Yarmouk Basin. On 21 May 2016, it merged with other Islamist groups into the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army.

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