Khalid ibn al-Walid Brigade
| Khalid ibn al-Walid Brigade | |
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لواء خالد بن الوليد Participant in the Syrian Civil War |
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| Active | 2011–2014 |
| Ideology | Islamism |
| Groups | Farouq Battalion |
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| Headquarters | Al-Rastan, Syria |
| Area of operations | Homs Governorate |
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| Originated as | Khalid ibn al-Walid Battalion |
| Became | Homs Liberation Movement |
| Opponents |
 Syrian Armed Forces
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Free Officers Movement (until 23 September 2011)
The Khalid ibn al-Walid Brigade (Arabic: لواء خالد بن الوليد) was a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army which was active during the Syrian Civil War. The group was one of the first FSA-affiliated rebel groups to be formed in Syria. It operated in the Homs Governorate and participated in the Siege of Homs from 2011 to 2014, when it went defunct.
The group was named after Khalid ibn al-Walid, an early Islamic figure. Most fighters from the group were religious and conservative Sunni Muslims who used "religious rhetoric" and "Sunni Islamic discourse". One of the brigade's subgroups was named after Adnan al-Aroor, a Salafist cleric who has made derogatory attacks against Alawites and Shia Muslims. It also contained a number of Salafist fighters.
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