The First Division distances itself from killing anyone supporting the leader of Shohadaa al- Yarmouk
SOHR received a statement issued by the First Division – Southern Front distancing itself from killing anyone supporting the leader of Shohadaa al- Yarmouk and that “ after it is demonstrated by conclusive evidence the apostasy of Shohadaa al- Yarmouk from Islam when a group belongs to Shohadaa al- Yarmouk Brigade killed and arrested some members of the Syrian Army during their jihad in al- Quneitera, we warn the people in al- Yarmouk area, who have been led to error, to withdraw their associate sons to the new Taghout ( tyrant) “Abo Ali al- Baridi”. So, the lives of their sons is under Abo Ali al- Baridi’s responsibility. We swear by God, we revolt only to support our religion not to support groups or persons pledging allegiance to Daesh (Islamic State).”
In Marh 4, SOHR published that a Debate had dominated in the province of Daraa about the validation of pledging allegiance of Shohadaa al- Yarmuk Brigade leader “Abo Ali al- Baridi” or “al- Khal” to “Islamic State” after publishing a footage that shows the leader with group of fighters singing a nashid (Islamic song) that glorifies “Islamic State” and its leader “Abo Baker al- Baghdadi”. The sources informed SOHR that the Sharia Court in the city of Nawa had arrested 8 members of the brigade and sentenced them to 6 years in prison for “pledging allegiance to IS”, meanwhile the leader of the brigade had been summoned to appear before the same court and witnessed that he does not have any relation with IS. He also refused to fight IS and to join the Sharia Court in Nawa.
In December 2014, the western countryside of Daraa witnessed tension between the Nusra Front and Shohadaa al- Yarmouk Brigade in the two areas of Sahm al- Jolan and Hit. This tension developed to clashes between the two parties and led to casualties on both sides, where each party accused the other of arrest their fighters. In that time, Shohadaa al- Yarmouk Brigade arrested fighters of the Nusra Front while the other side accused a fighter, expected to be from the Nusra Front, of assassinating leaders of the brigade.
It is worth mentioning that the brigade spread in Jomla, Nafe’ah, Hit and Ellan areas in the west of Sahm al- Jolan and in the areas located near the Syrian border with the occupied Syrian Golan in the west of Daraa province, where the brigade detained UN peacekeepers in the village of Jomla in March, 6. 2013, and said that they will not release them until the regime troops retreat from the area.
A footage shows the leader of Shohadaa al- Yarmouk Brigade with a group of fighters singing nashid for the Islamic State and its leader.
http://www.syriahr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/video-1425467333.mp4.mp4
A video shows detaining of UN peacekeepers by Shohadaa al- Yarmouk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQMEtlHAPro&feature=youtu.be