Osama Hilali
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Osama Suleiman Mansour Hilali (Arabic: أسامة سليمان منصور الهلالي, born 1979) is a member of the Kurdish Future Movement in Syria. He was also an activist who led protests during the Syrian uprising in 2011,[2] and a militant who founded the Mashaal Brigade, an armed rebel group that consisted of both Kurds and Arabs. Under Hilali's command, the group fought against Syrian government forces and the mainly-Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) between 2012 and 2013, during the Syrian Civil War, most notably in the Battle of Ras al-Ayn.[1]
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Qamishli, Hasakah Governorate, Syria |
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Allegiance | Kurdish Future Movement in Syria[1] |
Service/ | Free Syrian Army |
Years of service | 2012–13 |
Commands held | Commander of the Mashaal Brigade |
Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War |
Children | 2[2] |
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