Al-Quds Brigade or Jerusalem Brigade ( Arabic: لواء القدس , Liva al-Quds ) is a Palestinian-Syrian group formed in 2013 by engineer Muhammad al-Saeed in Aleppo province. By the beginning of 2015, the group lost 200 soldiers killed, more than 400 were injured. The group consists mainly of Sunni Palestinians from the Al-Nairab refugee camp. It is considered the largest loyal Syrian government paramilitary force operating in the province of Aleppo .
| Al Quds Brigade | |
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| Arab. لواء القدس | |
| Ideology | Syrian nationalism , Palestinian nationalism |
| Ethnicity | Arabs |
| The leaders | Mohammed al-Saeed (also known as the “Engineer”) |
| Headquarters | Syria , Aleppo Province |
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| Date of formation | September 2013 |
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| Conflict Engagement | Syrian Civil War |
At the end of October 2015, the group participated in the restoration of the main supply line of western Aleppo, passing along the axis of Itria-Salamia, knocking out ISIS units that cut it. After encircling the eastern Aleppo captured by the Islamists, the Al-Quds brigade took part in its assault by government forces and allied groups.