| 4th Armoured Division |
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Divisional tactical color marking. |
| Active | 1984 – 2024 |
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| Country | Ba'athist Syria |
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| Allegiance | Syrian Arab Armed Forces |
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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(s) | "Ghaith Forces" (42nd Brigade) |
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| Current 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 Ba'athist 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.