7th Mechanized Division (Syria)

7th Mechanized Division
7th Mechanized Division
فرقة المشاة الآلية السابعة
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Active	1970 – present
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Armed Forces
Branch	Syrian Army
Type	Mechanized infantry
Role	Conventional warfare
Size	up to 14,000 soldiers (2019)
Garrison/HQ	Aleppo; Quneitra (90th Brigade)
Engagements	Yom Kippur War Valley of Tears; ; Syrian Civil War Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011–March 2012); Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–2014); 2014 Quneitra offensive; Daraa offensive (October 2014); Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (2014); Daraa offensive (January 2015); 2015 Southern Syria offensive; Khan al-Shih offensive (October–November 2016); Siege of Eastern Ghouta; Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017); Beit Jinn offensive; Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018); Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018); Daraa offensive (June 2018); Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019); ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Maj. Gen. Akram Hawija
Notable; commanders	Col. Gen. Ali Habib Mahmud; Maj. Gen. Hossam Louka; Maj. Gen. Saleh Abdullah; Brig. Gen. Omar Abrash

The 7th Mechanized Division (Arabic: فرقة المشاة الآلية السابعة) is a mechanized infantry division of the Syrian Arab Army. It was established in 1970. The division is part of the Syrian Army's 1st Corps.

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7th Infantry Division (October 1973)
Parent unit	7th Infantry Division
Components	68th Infantry Brigade 85th Infantry Brigade 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 70th Artillery Brigade 78th Independent Armoured Brigade (attached)