Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade

Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade
Liwa Usud al-Uqaydat
Founder	Hashim al-Sattam
Foundation	2021
Dates of operation	2021-2025 (4 years)
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Deir ez-Zor
Allies	Liwa Fatemiyoun Hezbollah [1] Arab Tribal and Clan Forces
Opponents	Syrian Democratic Forces
Battles and wars	Syrian civil war Eastern Syria insurgency Deir ez-Zor clashes (2023) Arab tribal insurgency in Eastern Syria Attacks on US bases during the Gaza war

Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade, based on the Al-Uqaydat tribe, is an ethnic-Arab Syrian militant group founded in 2021, during the Syrian Civil War, by Hashim al-Sattam.

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 Fall of Assad they reached an agreement with Syrian Transitional Government in Damascus to surrender. ^[6]

References

1. "Profile: Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade". The Washington Institute.
2. naher, ahed (9 June 2021). ""أسود العكيدات" ميليشيا محلية عشائرية جديدة تتبع لإيران بدير الزور". نهر ميديا (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
3. "نكسة كبيرة.. الاقتتال بين قوات العشائر وقسد في دير الزور". www.noonpost.com (in Arabic). 11 August 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
4. "«التحالف الدولي» يستقدم معدات عسكرية إلى شمال شرقي سوريا". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
5. Oweis, Khaled Yacoub. "Iranian-backed forces attack US Kurdish allies in eastern Syria". The National. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
6. Essa (20 June 2025). "قادة ميليشيات داعمة للأسد يجرون تسويات مع الحكومة". القدس العربي (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 June 2025.