First Army | |
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الجيش الأول Jaysh al-Awal | |
Leaders | Col. Saber Safar † |
Dates of operation | 1 January – July 2015 [1] |
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Active regions |
Daraa Governorate Quneitra Governorate [4] |
Size | 5,000 [6]-10,000 [1] |
Part of | Free Syrian Army |
Allies |
Al-Rahman Legion Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union |
Opponents | |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The First Army was created on 1 January 2015 in an effort to unify rebel ranks in southern Syria. Three prominent rebel units merged under this command structure. [7]
During the 2015 Southern Syria offensive, the commander of the 1st Army, Colonel Saber Safar, was killed in action.
On 13 April 2015, it joined a number of other Southern Front affiliates in condemning the al-Nusra Front's ideology and discontinuing all forms of cooperation with it. [8]
After the Daraa offensive (June–July 2015), the 1st Army disbanded and only the Hamza Division continues to use the name. [9]
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