First Army (Syrian rebel group)

First Army
First Army
الجيش الأول; Jaysh al-Awal
Leaders	Col. Saber Safar †
Dates of operation	1 January – July 2015
Group(s)	Syria Revolutionaries Front Coming Victory Brigade; 7th Division; Riyad al-Salehin Battalions of Damascus; Special Assignments Regiment of Damascus; Southern Swords Division; ; Hamza Division; 1st Artillery Regiment; 1st Assembly;
Active regions	Daraa Governorate; Quneitra Governorate
Size	5,000-10,000
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front;
Allies	Al-Rahman Legion; Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces; National Defence Forces; Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Daraa offensive (January 2015); 2015 Southern Syria offensive; Battle of Bosra (2015); Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015); Daraa offensive (June–July 2015);

The First Army was created on 1 January 2015 in an effort to unify rebel ranks in southern Syria. Three prominent rebel units merged under this command structure.

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