Al-Fawj Al-Awl

Al-Fawj Al-Awl is a Syrian opposition group that formed on March 3, 2015 when its 1,500 fighters broke away from Liwa al-Tawhid, a constituent brigade within the Levantine Front. The group operates in the Aleppo province, where it has fought against the Assad Regime and the Islamic State. It has conducted military exercises with former Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra, and has worked with Ahrar al-Sham as part of the Jaysh Halab umbrella organization since February 2016. Al-Fawj Al-Awl’s leadership includes Khaled Kengo, Amer Hamouda, and Abu Assad, a military commander who is known for tunnel bombing the Syrian army.