Al-Assad Military Academy
| Type | Military academy |
|---|---|
| Established | 1979 |
| Location | , , Syria |
Al-Assad Military Academy (Arabic: أكاديمية الأسد للهندسة العسكرية), also known as the Academy of Military Engineering, is a military educational and training institution in Aleppo, Syria. The academy is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west-southwest of the center of Aleppo. The square-kilometer campus hold 2,000 or so well-armed soldiers.
The academy was founded in 1979 during the rule of Hafez Al-Assad, then upgraded to grant Master's and PhD degrees in 2014. It provided basic training for infantry and armored corps conscripts and advanced training for army engineers.
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