5th Assault Corps (Syria)

The 5th Assault Corps (Arabic: فيلق الهجوم الخامس), also called the Fifth Legion, is an all-volunteer corps, formation of the Syrian Army involved in the Syrian Civil War fighting against the Syrian opposition, Al-Qaeda in Syria, and ISIS. It was first formed in 2016. Unlike other corps in the Syrian Army, the 5th Corps is not divided into divisions, but commands eleven brigades, as well as the actual number of serving soldiers is lower (about a third of the manpower in other corps).

5th Assault Corps
فيلق الهجوم الخامس
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Active2016 – present
Country Syria
AllegianceMilitary of Syria
Branch Syrian Arab Army
TypeCorps
Size15,000 soldiers (2019)
Garrison/HQLatakia
Homs (1st Brigade)
Hama (2nd Brigade)
Daraa (3rd, 4th & al-Quds Brigade)
Maarat al-Numan (5th & 6th Brigade)
Deir ez-Zor (7th Brigade)
Bosra (8th Brigade)
Ayn Issa (103rd & 148th Brigade)
EngagementsSyrian Civil War
Commanders
Current CommanderMaj. Gen. Omran Mahmoud Omran
Deputy CommanderMaj. Gen. Boris Novikov
Brigade CommandersBrig. Gen. Burhan Al-Halabi (1st Brigade)
Brig. Gen. Najim Muna (2nd Brigade)
Brig. Gen. Aktham Hussain (3rd Brigade)
Brig. Gen. Ahmed Saleh Al Dhamati (4th Brigade)
Brig. Gen. Khaiyrat Kuhlh (5th Brigade)
Brig. Gen. Ali Ali (6th Brigade)
Brig. Gen. Nabil Issa (7th Brigade)
Ahmed Al-Ouhda (8th Brigade)
Col. Muhammad al-Sa'eed (al-Quds Brigade)
Brig. Gen. Yasser Saleh Mansour (148th Brigade)
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