8th_Armoured_Division_(Syria)

8th Armoured Division (Syria)

8th Armoured Division (Syria)

Military unit

The 8th Armoured Division (Arabic: االفرقة الثالثة المدرعة) is a formation of the Syrian Army responsible for securing the northwestern approach to Hama.[1] 8th Armoured Division is part of the 3rd Corps.[1]

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Command structure

8th Armoured Division (2020)
  • 33rd Armoured Brigade[5]
  • 47th Armoured Brigade[6]
  • 45th Mechanized Brigade
  • 45th Artillery Regiment

Source:[7][8][1]

Combat history

Formed in mid-2015 during the rebel's Idlib offensive, the division was designed to unify individual brigades that had either suffered significant losses in south Idlib/north Hama or whose division affiliations had weakened. In 2019, the 8th Division participated in the Operation Dawn of Idlib.[9] By 2020, new brigades were added to unit, such as 47th Brigade. It started as 3rd Division, got moved to 11th Division and then got shifted to the 8th Division.[6] The 33rd Brigade, formerly a part of the 9th Division, also moved to the unit.

References

  1. [1]
    George Waters (18 July 2019). "The Lion and The Eagle: The Syrian Arab Army's Destruction and Rebirth". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    Leith Fadel. "Breaking: Syrian Army Launches Offensive South of Idlib City". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. [3]
    Muhsen al-Mustafa (9 November 2021). "Chain of Command in the Syrian Military: Formal and Informal Tracks". Omran Center for strategic studies. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Syria appointed Major General Ibrahim Khalifa as Commander of the 8th Armored Division".
  5. [5]
    Gregory Waters (12 March 2019). "Understanding Syria's Military Deployments in Idlib". International Review. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. [6]
    Gregory Waters (17 July 2019). "Started as 3rd Division, got moved to 11th Division early on and then got shifted to the new 8th Division. It's got a weird shared custody between 8th and 11th now". Twitter. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Appendix 1: Structure and Command of Armed Forces and Intelligence Agencies". Human Rights Watch. 15 December 2011.
  8. [8]
    Gregory Waters (12 May 2020). "Current Syrian Army Deployments". International Review. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Large number of Syrian soldiers deployed to Al-Ghaab Plain, offensive to begin soon". Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 2019-07-17. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
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