Army of Free Tribes
# Army of Free Tribes

The Army of Free Tribes (Arabic: جيش احرار العشائر, Jaysh Ahrar al-Ashayer), previously called the Southern Command and the Collective of Free Southern Tribesmen, is a Syrian rebel coalition affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and was headed by Brigadier General Ibrahim Fahad Al Naimi. The group was supported by Jordan.

## History

The Southern Command of the Free Syrian Army was established on 5 September 2014 in the Quneitra Governorate. The group's commander, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Fahad al-Naimi, threatened to arrest any rebel deserting the group.

It was reported on 3 November 2014 that the Southern Command convinced the al-Nusra Front to leave Ghadir al-Bustan and al-Qseibah villages in the Quneitra Governorate, some miles away from the Golan Heights.

## Member groups

* Division 70
* Division 90
* Brigade Corps 72
* Infantry Brigade 71
* Infantry Brigade 73
* Infantry Brigade 305
* Brigade 51
* Brigade 52
* Brigade 53
* Brigade 91
* Brigade 92
* Brigade 93
* Brigade 94
* Brigade 95
* Tank Battalion 911
* Sapper Battalion 50
* "Knights of Sharia" Battalion
* Special Tasks Battalion
* "Horan" Commando Battalion
* Martyrs Brigade of Nawa
* The Banner of the Liberation of Nawa
* Omar Mukhtar Brigade
* Supporters of the Rightfulness Brigade
* Assault Brigade Horan
* Abdullah Hourani Brigade
* Special Brigade of South Farouq
* Homs Walid Brigade
* Martyr Imad Nasrallah Brigade
* Southern Hawks Brigade
