Qalamoun Shield Forces

Qalamoun Shield Forces
Qalamoun Shield Forces
قوات درع القلمون (Quwat Dir' al-Qalamoun)
	Logo of the militia since 2016. It includes a Quran quote: "If God supports you, no one can overcome you."
Leaders	Adel Ibrahim Dellah (c. 2015–16); Firas Jaz'ah (c. 2016–18);
Dates of operation	January 2014 – May 2016 (unified); May 2016 – Fall 2018 (after split)
Group(s)	Qalamoun Shield 215 (al-Hamah contingent); al-Jabba contingent; al-Tall contingent;
Headquarters	Various towns in the Qalamoun Mountains, most importantly al-Nabek and Yabroud
Active regions	Syria
Part of	Syrian Army's 3rd Armoured Division (as auxiliary force)
Allies	Russia; Iran; Hezbollah
Opponents	Free Syrian Army; Jaysh al-Islam; Ahrar al-Sham; Al-Nusra Front/Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham; Islamic State
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Qalamoun offensive (June–August 2014); Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015); Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17); Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015); Battle of Harasta; ; Campaigns in the Syrian Desert Homs offensive (November–December 2015); Palmyra offensive (March 2016); Battle of al-Qaryatayn (March–April 2016); Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016); Palmyra offensive (December 2016); Eastern Homs offensive (2017); East Hama offensive (2017); Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017); Central Syria campaign; Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present); ; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Kuweires offensive; ; 2016 Hama offensive; Wadi Barada offensive (2016–17); Hama offensive (March–April 2017); Qalamoun offensive (July–August 2017); Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018);

The Qalamoun Shield Forces (Arabic: قوات درع القلمون, romanized: Quwwāt Dirʿ l-Qalamūn, short: QSF) was a militia based in the Qalamoun Mountains that fought for the Ba'athist Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War prior to the government's collapse. Originally a small auxiliary and self-defense group, QSF grew into relatively large and well-equipped paramilitary force that operated nationwide. Led by Firas Jaz'ah, the Qalamoun Shield Forces were closely affiliated with the 3rd Armoured Division.

Qalamoun Shield Forces
قوات درع القلمون (Quwat Dir' al-Qalamoun)
Logo of the militia since 2016. It includes a Quran quote: "If God supports you, no one can overcome you."
Leaders	Adel Ibrahim Dellah (c. 2015–16) Firas Jaz'ah (c. 2016–18)
Dates of operation	January 2014 – May 2016 (unified) May 2016 – Fall 2018 (after split)
Group(s)	Qalamoun Shield 215 (al-Hamah contingent) al-Jabba contingent al-Tall contingent
Headquarters	Various towns in the Qalamoun Mountains, most importantly al-Nabek and Yabroud
Active regions	Syria
Part of	Syrian Army's 3rd Armoured Division (as auxiliary force)
Allies	Russia Iran Hezbollah
Opponents	Free Syrian Army Jaysh al-Islam Ahrar al-Sham Al-Nusra Front/Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Islamic State
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Qalamoun offensive (June–August 2014) Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015) Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17) Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015) Battle of Harasta Campaigns in the Syrian Desert Homs offensive (November–December 2015) Palmyra offensive (March 2016) Battle of al-Qaryatayn (March–April 2016) Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016) Palmyra offensive (December 2016) Eastern Homs offensive (2017) East Hama offensive (2017) Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017) Central Syria campaign Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present) Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Kuweires offensive 2016 Hama offensive Wadi Barada offensive (2016–17) Hama offensive (March–April 2017) Qalamoun offensive (July–August 2017) Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018)