13th Division (Syrian rebel group)

13th Division
13th Division
الفرقة 13
	Insignia of the 13th Division.
Leaders	Lt. Col. Ahmad al-Saud; Col. Ali al-Samahi †; Zaher al-Ahmad (56th Infantry Brigade) (POW); Abdul Karim Alito †; Maj. Moussa al-Hamoud (Victory Brigade); Capt. Ali al-Salloum (POW) (Victory Brigade); Maj. Abu Qusay (Khan Shaykhun Shield Brigades); Maj. Mousa al-Khaled (Victory of Saladin Brigade); Abdul Salam Najjar (Mustafa Brigade) (former); Ahmad al-Ibrish (spokesperson); Zakaria Quitaz (media official);
Dates of operation	June 2013 – 2017
Groups	56th Infantry Brigade; Maarat al-Nu'man Martyrs Brigade; Khan Shaykhun Shield Brigades; Slaves of Mercy Brigade; Victory Brigade; Northern Shield Brigade; Mustafa Brigade (former); Imam Bukhari Brigade; Victory of Saladin Brigade; Knights of Justice Brigade (former, 2013–14); Ansar al-Haq Brigade (former);
Headquarters	Ma'arrat al-Numan
Active regions	Idlib Governorate; Hama Governorate; Aleppo Governorate
Ideology	Syrian nationalism
Size	1,800+ (own claim in 2014)
Part of	Free Syrian Army; Free Idlib Army; Hawar Kilis Operations Room; Fatah Halab (2015–2016); Mare' Operations Room (2014–2016); 5th Corps (2014–2015);
Allies	Saudi Arabia; Turkey; Qatar; Sham Legion; Ahrar ash-Sham;
Opponents	Syrian Arab Armed Forces; National Defense Force; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Al-Nusra Front (since November 2014); Syrian Democratic Forces; Israel;

The 13th Division (Arabic: الفرقة 13) was a Syrian rebel group sanctioned by the Syrian National Council. It was among the first armed Syrian opposition groups to receive U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles. The group's leader lieutenant colonel Ahmad al-Sa'oud said during an interview that the missiles were provided by the Friends of Syria, which also (according to al-Sa'oud) provided training on how to use the advanced weaponry. According to a spokesperson for the FSA's Supreme Military Council, the 13th Division was funded by sources within Qatar and Saudi Arabia.