Omari Brigades

The Omari Brigades is a Syrian rebel group formed in the Lajat region in Daraa Governorate as the first FSA group formed in the province. It received TOW missiles and has been supplied and funded by Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Syria Revolutionaries Front and Southern Front. The group is named after the Omari Mosque in Daraa city.

History
The group's leader, Captain Al Qatahneh, was killed in a gun battle with an opposition activist named Qaisar Habib on 28 August 2014. The activist, severely wounded and amdmitted to a hospital, was murdered on 19 October by Omari Brigades fighters.