Abu Abdullah al-Madani[1] (5 March–21 May 2016) Abu Obeida Qahtan[2] (15 November 2015–5 March 2016)[1] Muhammad al-Baridi †[2][3][4] (2012–15 November 2015)
Dates of operation
August 2012[5] – 21 May 2016
Headquarters
Jamla[2]
Size
~600–1,000[6]
Part of
Southern Front (2014) Islamic State (allegedly) [7][8]
Allies
Islamic State (allegedly) Jaysh al-Jihad Islamic Muthanna Movement
Opponents
Syria al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army
Battles and wars
Syrian Civil War
Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–14)
2013 Daraa offensive[9]
First Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin[9]
Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War[10]
Daraa offensive (March–April 2016)
Succeeded by Khalid ibn al-Walid Army
The Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade (Arabic: لواء شهداء اليرموك) was a rebel group in southern Syria during the Syrian Civil War. For part of its existence it was connected to the Islamic State. It fought against several Syrian Opposition groups for dominance in the Yarmouk Basin. On 21 May 2016, it merged with other Islamist groups into the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army.
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Global Information
Southern Front (2014)
Islamic State (allegedly) [7][8]
Jaysh al-Jihad
Syria
al-Nusra Front
Free Syrian Army