Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade

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.

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	Deir ez-Zor clashes (2023) Attacks on US bases during the Gaza war

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]