Military factions in the northern Homs countryside on Thursday formed the "Fourth Corps" which will be part of the Syrian National Army of the staff of the interim government.

"The Corps consists of the movement Ahrar Cham, the right brigade, and the Corps of Homs, and a number of groups and battalions operating in the northern Homs," Lt. Col. Talal Al-Mansour, the military official of the 4th Corps, said in a special statement to the news network of Syria Call, pointing out that they invite the other factions to join and work within this very new-formed National Army.

"Al-Mansour said that this formation came in response to the aspirations of our rebellious people and our belief in the necessity of unifying the eforts of the revolution and preserving its military capital and at the invitation of the Syrian Islamic Council.

He stressed that the Corps is committed to any step required to build revolutionary institutions to be as the Syrian people look forward to.

The deputy head of the General Staff, "Colonel Haitham al-Afisi" had confirmed earlier to Syria Call news network that the military factions in the countryside of Homs and Daraa, and the countryside of Damascus and Idlib and rural Hama will announce later joining the army.

It announced the formation of the Syrian National Army in the early 2018 and included 37 military factions are located in the northern and eastern Aleppo countryside (the Euphrates Shield area) consisting of (20 thousand fighters).