10th Mechanized Division (Syria)

10th Mechanized Division
10th Mechanized Division
الفرقة الميكانيكية العاشرة
	Syrian Armed Forces Flag
Active	1973 – 2024
Country	Ba'athist Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Arab Armed Forces
Branch	Syrian Arab Army
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Role	Conventional warfare
Size	up to 10,000 soldiers (2019)
Part of	2nd Corps
Garrison/HQ	Qatana
Engagements	Lebanese Civil War; 1982 Lebanon War; Islamist uprising in Syria 1982 Hama massacre; ; Syrian Civil War Idlib Governorate clashes (September 2011 – March 2012); Battle of al-Qusayr (2012); Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013); Damascus offensive; Battle of al-Qusayr (2013); Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016); Palmyra offensive (December 2016); East Hama offensive (2017); Battle of Harasta (2017–2018); Siege of Eastern Ghouta; Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018); As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018); ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Maj. Gen. Hossem Salah
Notable; commanders	Maj. Gen. Mohammed Dib Zaitoun; Maj. Gen. Hassan Saado †; Maj. Gen. Muhammad Ibrahim Issa

The 10th Mechanized Division (Arabic: الفرقة الآلية العاشر) was a division of the Syrian Arab Army and part of the 2nd Corps. This was one of the smallest divisions in the SAA and its origins dated back to 1973.