Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade
Militant organization in Syria
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Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade (Arabic: لواء أسود العقيدات), based on the Al-Uqaydat tribe, was an ethnic-Arab Syrian militant group founded in 2021, during the Syrian Civil War, by Hashim al-Sattam. The group operation was ended in 2025 after it surrendered to the new government of Syria.
| Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade | |
|---|---|
| لواء أسود العقيدات | |
| Founder | Hashim al-Sattam |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Dates active | 2021—2025 (4 years) |
| Country |  Syria |
| Allegiance |  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Deir ez-Zor |
| Wars | |
History
Founded in 2021 by Hashim al-Sattam, they call themselves part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Financed by Ba'athist Syria, they participated alongside Arab Tribal and Clan Forces in the 2023 Deir ez-Zor clashes against the Syrian Democratic Forces in Al-Shuhayl.[1][2][3][4]
In August 2024, they attacked the Syrian Democratic Forces in Gharanij in Attacks on US bases during the Gaza war.[5]
In 2025, after the fall of the Assad regime they reached an agreement with Syrian Transitional Government in Damascus to surrender.[6]