8th Armoured Division (Syria)

8th Armoured Division
8th Armoured Division
الفرقة الثالثة المدرعة
Active	2015–present
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Military of Syria
Branch	Syrian Arab Army
Type	Armoured division
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	up to 10,000 soldiers (2019)
Garrison/HQ	Hama
Engagements	Syrian Civil War 2015 Idlib offensive; Hama offensive (September 2017); Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018); Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019); ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Maj. Gen. Assaf Nisani
Notable; commanders	Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Khalifa; Maj. Gen. Jamal Jounes

The 8th Armoured Division (Arabic: االفرقة الثالثة المدرعة) is a formation of the Syrian Army responsible for securing the northwestern approach to Hama. 8th Armoured Division is part of the 3rd Corps.

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