Mu'tasim Division
| Mu'tasim Division | |
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| فرقة المُعتصم Firqat al-Mu'tasim | |
Logo of al-Mu'tasim Division Flag of the Mu'tasim Brigade | |
| Leaders |
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| Dates of operation | 4 August 2015—present |
| Allegiance | Syrian Interim Government |
| Headquarters | Mare' |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Size |
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| Part of | Free Syrian Army Syrian National Army Mare' Operations Room (2015–16) Hawar Kilis Operations Room (since April 2016) |
| Allies |
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| Opponents | Islamic State Syrian Democratic Forces (since 2018) |
| Battles and wars | |
| Website | https://twitter.com/AlmotacemBrigad |
The Mu'tasim Division (Arabic: فرقة المُعتصم, romanized: Firqat al-Mu'tasim), formerly the Mutasim Brigade (Arabic: لواء المعتصم, romanized: Liwa al-Mu'tasim), is a Free Syrian Army faction active in the northern Aleppo Governorate, based in the town of Mare'. The group was named after al-Mu'tasim (r. 833–842), an Abbasid caliph.