5th Corps (Syrian rebel group)

The 5th Corps (Arabic: فيلق الخامس‎) was an alliance of five Syrian rebel groups that was formed during the Syrian Civil War in September 2014. All five units were affiliated with the Free Syrian Army, used the Syrian independence flag as their symbol, and received BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles from the US-backed “Friends of Syria Group" and the Supreme Military Council.[3]

Not to be confused with 5th Corps (Syria).
5th Corps
Arabic: فيلق الخامس‎
Leaders
Dates of operation7 September 2014[2] – late 2014 (defunct)
HeadquartersMaarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl
Active regions
IdeologySyrian nationalism[3]
SizeFew thousand[3]
Part of Free Syrian Army
Syrian Revolutionary Command Council
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The 5th Corps was headed by Lieutenant Colonel Fares Bayoush, who also led one of its component groups, the Knights of Justice Brigade. Despite being supported by the US, the group condemned the American-led intervention in Syria against ISIL and the al-Nusra Front.[1] The alliance became defunct by the end of 2014.[4]

Composition

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Aftermath

In November 2014, three of the five groups that constituted the 5th Corps joined a new, more Islamist-oriented, rebel alliance called the "Gathering of Rebels in Southern Idlib" based in Maarat al-Nu'man.[5]

See also

References
  1. Mohammad Nemr (30 September 2014). "FSA: No terror is comparable to Assad's terror". Al-Monitor.
  2. "Merger of Five Rebel Factions into the Fifth Corps". National Coalition of Syrian and Revolutionary Forces. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  4. "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Hassan Mustafas. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. "Announced the unification of the Free Army factions of the southern countryside of Idlib". AlSouria.net. 20 November 2014.
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