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How to Cite

Crenshaw, M., & Robinson, K. (2025). Mapping Militants Project. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25613/G0K4-WF70
Mapping Militants Project. “Al-Fawj Al-Awl.” Last modified . https://mappingmilitants.org/node/318/

Profile Contents

Narrative

Narrative of the Organization's History

Organization

Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations

Strategy

Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics

Interactions

Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences

Maps

Mapping relationships with other militant groups over time in regional maps

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Overview
Formed: 
January 1, 2015

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.

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