Hamza Division (Daraa)

Hamza Division
فرقة الحمزة
Firqat al-Hamza
Participant in the Syrian civil war
Active 8 April 2013 – present[1]
Groups
  • Houran Mujahideen Brigade
  • Engineering Battalion
Leaders Col. Saber Safar[2]
Headquarters Inkhil, Syria[3]
Area of operations
Part of

Free Syrian Army

Opponents

Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force

 Islamic State
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

The Hamza Division (Arabic: فرقة الحمزة‎; Firqat al-Hamza) is a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army. It is based in Inkhil, Daraa Governorate. It was formed on 8 April 2013 by Colonel Saber Safar as the "Hamza Brigade".[1] It is composed of six subunits.[3] The group received U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles. It was a member of the Daraa Military Council and the Southern Front.

History

The group joined the First Army on 1 January 2015.[4] In mid-2015 the 1st Army disbanded, although the Hamza Division continued to use its imagery until 2016.[3]

On 22 September 2016, 9 commanders in the Hamza Division were assassinated in a bombing in Inkhil.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Lucas Winter. "A MODERN HISTORY OF THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY IN DARAA" (PDF). Foreign Military Studies Office.
  2. ↑ "Three important Free Syrian Army factions decided, at this 2015 new year, to create the First Army". SRO. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. Hasan Mustafas. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 "3 فصائل مقاتلة تعلن اندماجها الكامل وتشكيل "الجيش الأول"". SOHR. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hamza Band in Daraa mourns nine leading Angel explosion". Enab Baladi. 22 September 2016.
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