In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “predominantly palestinian militia”. Today it says “predominantly syrian palestinian paramilitary group and syrian army brigade that operated as a part of pro- syr”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “predominantly palestinian militia”. Today it says “predominantly syrian palestinian paramilitary group and syrian army brigade that operated as a part of pro- syr”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Liwa al-Quds ( ) or the Jerusalem Brigade is a predominantly Syrian Palestinian militia (brigade) that operates as a part of pro- Syrian government forces in the Syrian Civil War .1 It was formed in 2013 by the engineer Muhammad al-Sa'eed. The fighters who call themselves the 'Syrian Arab Army Fedayeen' are active in Aleppo, distributed on the periphery of the camp and south of al-Nayrab military and civil airport. They are also present in Aziza village, Sheikh Latfi, and around the Air Intelligence building and the Greatest Messenger mosque. The group is composed of predominantly Sunni Palestinians from the al-Nayrab district as well as the former refugee camp Handarat. Liwa al-Quds is believed to be the largest loyalist auxiliary force operating in Aleppo.2
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Liwa al-Quds ( ) or the Jerusalem Brigade is a predominantly Palestinian militia (brigade) that operates as a part of pro- Syrian government forces in Syrian Civil War . It was formed in 2013 by the engineer Muhammad al-Sa'eed. The fighters who call themselves the 'Syrian Arab Army Fedayeen' are distributed on the periphery of the camp and south of al-Nayrab military and civil airport. They are also present in Aziza village, Sheikh Latfi, and around the Air Intelligence building and the Greatest Messenger mosque. The group is composed of predominantly Sunni Palestinians from the al-Nayrab district as well as the former refugee camp Handarat. Liwa al-Quds is believed to be the largest loyalist auxiliary force operating in Aleppo.
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The opening as it stood in 2025 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Palestinian brigade of the Syria's military Military unit Liwa al-Quds ( Arabic : لواء القدس ; meaning the Jerusalem Brigade ) is a predominantly Syrian Palestinian paramilitary group and Syrian Army brigade that operated as a part of pro- Syrian government forces in the Syrian Civil War .In 2019, it became a part of the Syrian Army 's 5th Assault Corps . It was formed in 2013 by the engineer Muhammad al-Sa'eed. The fighters who called themselves the "Syrian Arab Army Fedayeen" were active in Aleppo and Daraa .The paramilitary was composed of Palestinian refugees from the Neirab camp and Ein Al-Tal camp as well as reconciled rebels.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “predominantly palestinian militia”. Today it says “predominantly syrian palestinian paramilitary group and syrian army brigade that operated as a part of pro- syr”. Read the current article and compare.
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predominantly palestinian militia
Now
predominantly syrian palestinian paramilitary group and syrian army brigade that operated as a part of pro- syr
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