Al-Moutasem Brigade
| al-Moutasem Brigade | |
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| لواء المعتصم Participant in the Syrian Civil War |
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 Logo of the al-Moutasem Brigade  Brigade flag |
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| Active | November 2015-present[1] |
| Leaders | Colonel Mohammad Hassan Khalil[2] |
| Area of operations | Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Part of |  Free Syrian Army Hawar Kilis Operations Room[2] |
| Allies |  United States[1]
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| Opponents | 23x15px Syrian Armed Forces
 Syrian Democratic Forces |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The al-Moutasem Brigade ((Arabic: لواء المعتصم, Liwa' muetasim) is a Free Syrian Army faction active in the northern Aleppo Governorate.
Equipment
The al-Moutasem Brigade is known for possessing a large amount of US-supplied weapons, including M16 rifles, M249 light machine guns, M240 machine guns, Soltam K6, M224 mortars, M252 mortars, M2 Browning, and technicals. This led to reports being made that this group is supplied by the United States.[1]
History
In April 2016 the group participated in the Northern Aleppo offensive (March-April 2016), along with the Sham Legion and the Sultan Murad Brigade, driving vehicles from Doudiyan toward ISIL positions in al-Rai and capturing 8 villages in the way.[2]
References
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/archicivilians/status/715590436904157184
- ↑ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aI3yAmNGW1vLpJCOrhiVLqpUUIX9PG1RNsCqJGGfhxI/edit
