10th Mechanized Division (Syria)

10th Mechanized Division
10th Mechanized Division
الفرقة الميكانيكية العاشرة
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Active	1973 – present
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Military of Syria
Branch	Syrian Army
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Role	Conventional warfare
Size	up to 10,000 soldiers (2019)
Garrison/HQ	Qatana
Engagements	Lebanese Civil War; 1982 Lebanon War; ; Islamist uprising in Syria 1982 Hama massacre; ; Syrian Civil War Idlib Governorate clashes (September 2011 – March 2012); Battle of al-Qusayr (2012); Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013); Damascus offensive (2013); Battle of al-Qusayr (2013); Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016); Palmyra offensive (December 2016); East Hama offensive (2017); Battle of Harasta (2017–2018); Siege of Eastern Ghouta; Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018); As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018); ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Maj. Gen. Hossem Salah
Notable; commanders	Maj. Gen. Mohammed Dib Zaitoun; Maj. Gen. Hassan Saado †; Maj. Gen. Muhammad Ibrahim Issa

The 10th Mechanized Division (Arabic: الفرقة الآلية العاشر) is a division of the Syrian Arab Army and part of the 2nd Corps. This is one of the smallest divisions in the SAA and its origins date back to 1973.

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