Saladin Ayubi Brigade
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The Saladin Ayubi Brigade was a mainly-Syrian Kurdish armed rebel group that fought in the Syrian Civil War as part of the Free Syrian Army. Formed in May 2012 and named after the early Kurdish Muslim
Capt. Bewar Mustafa, former commander of the Saladin Ayubi Brigade, considers Kurdish fighters in the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (pictured participating in the Turkish military operation in Afrin, January 2018) to be "mercenaries".
The 2012 Aleppo Governorate clashes were a series of battles as part of the early insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war in the Aleppo Governorate of Syria.
Saladin Ayubi Brigade
…in Afrin to join the group as its commander. After more fighters joined the group, it was renamed as the Saladin Ayubi Brigade. It participated in clashes against government forces around Aleppo, before entering the city itself and taking part in the Battle of Aleppo. Under the command of Capt. Mustafa…
Aftermath of aerial bombardment by the Syrian Air Force in Azaz, 18 August 2012.
Azaz after bombardment by the Syrian Air Force, 18 August 2012.
Internal displacement after aerial bombardment by the Syrian government of Azaz in Aleppo governorate, 18 August 2012.