First Commando Division

First Commando Division
Participant in the Syrian civil war
Active 7 June 2013 – present[1]
Area of operations Southern Syria[1]
Part of Free Syrian Army[1]
Southern Front[2]
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Battles and wars Syrian Civil War

The First (Maghawir) Commando Division is a Free Syrian Army unit that was created on 7 June 2013 in southern Syria. It is composed of five brigades.[1] The group joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "A MODERN HISTORY OF THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY IN DARAA" (PDF). Foreign Military Studies Office. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Does the “Southern Front” Exist?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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