| 4th Armoured Division |
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| Active | 1984 – 2024 |
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| Country | Ba'athist Syria |
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| Branch | Syrian Arab Army |
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| Type | Armoured division |
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| Role | Shock troops |
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| Size | 18,000 soldiers (2021) |
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| Garrison/HQ | Damascus |
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| Nickname | "Ghaith Forces" (42nd Brigade) |
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| Commander | Maj. Gen. Maher al-Assad |
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| Chief of Staff | Brig. Gen. Ghiath Dalla |
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| Brigade Commanders | Brig. Gen. Kamal Salah Shaddud (138th Brigade)
Brig. Gen. Jawdat Ibrahim Safi (154th Regiment)
Brig. Gen. Jamal Yunes (555th Regiment)
Maj. Gen. Asif Al-Daker (Military Police Commander)
Maj. Gen. Ghassan Nafie Bilal (Security Office Commander) |
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Notable
commanders | Maj. Gen. Ali Hasan Badran
Maj. Gen. Mohamed Ali Durgham
Maj. Gen. Ghassan Belal
Maj. Gen. Ali Mahmoud †
Brig. Gen. Bassem Adel Allasha |
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4th Armoured Division |
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| Parent unit | 4th Armoured Division |
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| Components |
- 38th Brigade
- 40th Armoured Brigade
- 41st Armoured Brigade
- 42nd Armoured Brigade
- 138th Mechanized Brigade
- 154th Artillery Regiment
- 555th Special Forces Regiment
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The 4th Armoured Division (Arabic: الفرقة الرابعة, romanized: al-Firqa ar-Rābiʿah) was an elite formation of the Syrian Arab Army whose primary purpose was to defend Syria from internal and external threats. The division was considered one of the most combat-ready formations of the Syrian Arab Army. It played a key role in some battles of the Syrian Civil War.