Liwa Ahrar Souriya

Free Men of Syria Brigade
Liwa Ahrar Souriya
Free Men of Syria Brigade; Liwa Ahrar Souriya
Arabic: لواء أحرار سورية
	Ali Belo, commander of Liwa Ahrar Souriya until September 2013
Leaders	Ahmad Afash; Mahmoud Afash; Ali Belo; Capt. Mamon Kalzi; Abu Layla (Manbij area field commander, 2012–13); Muhammad Abu Adel (Manbij commander, 2013–14);
Dates of operation	February 2012 — present
Group(s)	Anadan Brigade; Arab Spring Brigades; Kurdish Front (former, 2013);
Headquarters	Anadan and Azaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate and Raqqa Governorate, Syria
Ideology	Syrian nationalism; Sunni Islamism
Size	2,000–2,500 (self-claim, 2013); 500 (2012);
Part of	Free Syrian Army; 16th Division (2013); Levant Front (2014–2015); Mare' Operations Room (2014–2016); Hamza Division (2016); Northern Brigade (unclear) Revolutionary Knights Brigade (unclear); ;
Allies	Islamic Front; Fastaqim Kama Umirt; Authenticity and Development Front; Sultan Murad Division;
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Forces; Syrian Democratic Forces; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant;
Battles and wars	Syrian civil war Rojava–Islamist conflict; Siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War;

The Free Men of Syria Brigade or the Free Syrian Brigade (Arabic: لواء أحرار سورية; Liwa Ahrar Souriya) is a group of Syrian rebel fighters affiliated with the Free Syrian Army active during the Syrian civil war, mainly around Aleppo.