Daraa Military Council

Daraa Military Council
LeadersColonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh
Dates of operation2012-2015?
GroupsDawn of Islam Division
Muhajireen and Ansar Brigade
Hamza Division (left to form the First Army in January 2015)
1st Artillery Regiment (left to form the First Army in January 2015)
Active regionsDaraa Governorate
Part ofFree Syrian Army
Southern Front
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Jabhat al-Nusra
Warsthe Syrian Civil War

The Daraa Military Council was a rebel coalition active in Daraa Governorate. The Daraa MC was the dominant rebel organization in Daraa Governorate in 2012, the year it was created. The group's leader, the defected Syrian Air Force colonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh who succeeded in uniting rebel groups in the province, was arrested by al-Nusra Front on 4 May 2014 and put on trial before a Sharia court.