The Alliance of Southern Forces was a Syrian rebel coalition consisting of 8 rebel factions from the Free Syrian Army's Southern Front. The group operated in southwestern Syria. The coalition supported the High Negotiations Committee and its participation in the Geneva peace talks on Syria. Member groups Omari Brigades 18 March Division Martyr Houran Liberation of Houran Engineering and Rocket Battalion Division of Decisiveness Houran Column Division Subject of Islam Brigade Martyrs of Freedom Division Division of Righteousness 46th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 69th Special Forces Division Free Men of Inkhil Brigade Murabitun Brigade Lions of Islam Brigade Fath al-Mubin Brigade Al-Bayt Brigade 1st Special Tasks Brigade Salvation Army Free Nawa Division 8th Infantry Division Martyr Jamil Abu Zain Sharaf Division Special Task Force Division Brigade of Dignity History On 19 May 2017, Mazen Jawad, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Walid, a commander of the Free Nawa Division of the Alliance of Southern Forces, was assassinated by unknown assailants at his home in Inkhil. See also First Army (Syrian rebel group) Hawks of the South References Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war Anti-ISIL factions in Syria Free Syrian Army