Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector

The group originally was part of Ahrar al-Sham, under the name 32nd Division. Members under the leadership of Abu Haidara later relocated to northern Aleppo and became part of the Levant Front in November 2017.^[3]

It left the Third Legion in April 2022,^[2] following attacks on it by the Levant Front. The 32nd Division returned to Ahrar al-Sham and rebranded as the Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector.^[3]

The following month, the group reportedly became part of Hayat Thaeroon for Liberation, though the merger was unsuccessful.^[6]

Ahrar al-Sham Eastern Sector fought with the Third Legion,^[10] as well as the Levant Front and Jaysh al-Islam, in June 2022.^[3]

Abu Haidar Maskana aligned himself with the Second Legion of the Syrian National Army, while the faction headed by Abu al-Dahdah al-Manbij aligned with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. Abu Haidar was isolated as a result and the leadership of HTS and Ahrar al-Sham appointed al-Dahdah as "section commander."^[2]