3rd Armoured Division (Syria)

3rd Armoured Division
3rd Armoured Division
الفرقة الثالثة المدرعة
Active	1971 – present
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Armed Forces
Branch	Syrian Arab Army
Type	Armoured division
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	up to 15,000 soldiers (2019)
Garrison/HQ	Al-Qutayfah; Douma (65th Brigade)
Engagements	Yom Kippur War Valley of Tears; ; Lebanese Civil War Syrian occupation of Lebanon; ; Islamist uprising in Syria Siege of Aleppo; Hama Massacre; ; 1982 Lebanon War Battle of Sultan Yacoub; ; Syrian Civil War Battle of Zabadani (2012); Siege of Daraa; Second Battle of Sha'ir; Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign; Qalamoun offensive (2017); Central Syria campaign; Battle of Harasta (2017–2018); As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018); ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Maj. Gen. Nidal Saleh Dalilah
Chief of Staff	Brig. Gen. Thaer Ahmed Ajeeb
Notable; commanders	Lt. Gen. Shafiq Fayadh; Gen. Ibrahim Al-Safi; Brig. Gen. Akram Mualla †

The 3rd Armoured Division (Arabic: االفرقة الثالثة المدرعة) is a formation of the Syrian Army responsible for securing the northern approach to Damascus. The division is based in a military complex near Qutayfah^[7] and has traditionally been seen as one of the Syrian Armed Force's most reliable conventional divisions.^[8] The division is part of the 3rd Corps.^[1]

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^ Illingworth, Andrew (2018-01-08). "Syrian Army's order of battle for Harasta operation in east Damascus revealed". AMN News. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.
^ Gregory Waters (12 March 2019). "Understanding Syria's Military Deployments in Idlib". International Review. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ According to sources loyal to the Assad regime General Ibrahim Al-Safi died at the age of 83.
^ Gregory Waters (7 December 2020). "Brigadier General Akram Mualla died today of unknown causes. He was the commander of the Tanf operation & the 3rd Division's 65th Brigade. His son died fighting in Hama in May 2017". Twitter. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ Joseph Halliday, The Syrian Army: Doctrinal Order of Battle, Institute for the Study of War, February 2013, p.12
^ Joseph Halliday, The Syrian Army: Doctrinal Order of Battle, Institute for the Study of War, February 2013, p.9
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[generalb-2] Illingworth, Andrew (2018-01-08). "Syrian Army's order of battle for Harasta operation in east Damascus revealed". AMN News. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.

[3] Gregory Waters (12 March 2019). "Understanding Syria's Military Deployments in Idlib". International Review. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[4] According to sources loyal to the Assad regime General Ibrahim Al-Safi died at the age of 83.

[5] Gregory Waters (7 December 2020). "Brigadier General Akram Mualla died today of unknown causes. He was the commander of the Tanf operation & the 3rd Division's 65th Brigade. His son died fighting in Hama in May 2017". Twitter. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[p.12-6] Joseph Halliday, The Syrian Army: Doctrinal Order of Battle, Institute for the Study of War, February 2013, p.12

[p.9-7] Joseph Halliday, The Syrian Army: Doctrinal Order of Battle, Institute for the Study of War, February 2013, p.9

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3rd Armoured Division (February 2013^[6])
Parent unit	3rd Corps
Components	47th Armoured Brigade 65th Armoured Brigade 81st Armoured Brigade 21st Mechanized Brigade Unknown Artillery Regiment