18th Armoured Division (Syria)

18th Armoured Division
18th Armoured Division
الفرقة المدرعة الثامنة عشر
	Syrian Armed Forces Flag
Active	Unknown – present
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Armed Forces
Branch	Syrian Army
Type	Armoured division
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	~ 7,000 soldiers (2018)
Garrison/HQ	Aleppo
Engagements	Syrian Civil War Siege of Homs; Palmyra offensive (May 2015); Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015); Palmyra offensive (March 2016); Palmyra offensive (December 2016); Eastern Homs offensive (2017); East Hama offensive (2017); Central Syria campaign (2017); Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018); Operation Idlib Dawn I; ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Maj. Gen. Adam Fayyad
Deputy Commander	Maj. Gen. Habib Ahmed Ibrahim
Notable; commanders	Maj. Gen. Mohammad Nayouf

The 18th Armoured Division (Arabic: الفرقة المدرعة الثامنة عشر or الفرقة المدرعة 18) is one of two autonomous reserve divisions of the Syrian Arab Army, the other being the 17th Division. The 18th Division is part of the 3rd Corps.^[1] It is the smallest conventional division in the Syrian Arab Army with only about 7,000 men.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Gregory Waters (18 July 2019). "The Lion and The Eagle: The Syrian Arab Army's Destruction and Rebirth". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ Leith Fadel (14 May 2015). "ISIS Launches an Offensive at the Ancient City of Palmyra in East Homs". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ "Syrian War Daily – 6th of December 2017". Syrian War Daily. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Gregory Waters (28 March 2024). "Mohammad Nayouf now chief of staff of 3rd Corps (fmr commander 18th Div, Deir Ez Zor Sec Committee, & multiple SRG regiments). Adam Fayyad takes command of 18th Div (fmr 131st Brig commander)". Twitter. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[mei3-1] Gregory Waters (18 July 2019). "The Lion and The Eagle: The Syrian Arab Army's Destruction and Rebirth". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[sukhnahcapture-2] Leith Fadel (14 May 2015). "ISIS Launches an Offensive at the Ancient City of Palmyra in East Homs". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[6th_december-3] "Syrian War Daily – 6th of December 2017". Syrian War Daily. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[NewRg1-4] Gregory Waters (28 March 2024). "Mohammad Nayouf now chief of staff of 3rd Corps (fmr commander 18th Div, Deir Ez Zor Sec Committee, & multiple SRG regiments). Adam Fayyad takes command of 18th Div (fmr 131st Brig commander)". Twitter. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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