The Al-Anfal Brigade was a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Syria Revolutionaries Front coalition. It was armed with U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles. The group operates in the southern provinces of Syria and joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014. The brigade left their position in Yarmouk Camp and joined the National Defense Force on 8 March 2015.

Al-Anfal Brigade
LeadersAbu Mazen al-Rifai
Active regionsRif Dimashq Governorate
Daraa Governorate
SizeSeveral hundreds[1]
Part ofNational Defense Force
Free Syrian Army (formerly)
Syria Revolutionaries Front (formerly)
Southern Front (formerly)
First Army (formerly)
OpponentsFree Syrian Army
Syria Revolutionaries Front
Southern Front
First Army
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

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  1. ^ "Seventy insurgents defect to Syrian army in Damascus suburb". Reuters. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.