The faction controlled a strip of territory southeast of the Golan Heights, and was in conflict with other forces of the Syrian rebels.

[12][13] In November 2016, the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army exchanged fire with an Israel Defence Force unit stationed in the Golan Heights and then asked for apologies, according to former Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya'alon.

On 3 July 2018, the group became involved in the 2018 Southern Syria offensive, after launching an attack on pro-government forces in Western Daraa.

They were the suspected perpetrators of a coordinated series of attacks near As-Suwayda on July 25 that killed more than 250 people and injured scores more.

[17] On 22 December 2019, Wilayat Hawran announced that its fighters managed to kill 2 Russian soldiers in the town of Nawa.