9th Armoured Division | |
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Active | 1970 — present |
Country | Syria |
Allegiance | Syrian Armed Forces |
Branch | Syrian Army |
Type | Armoured division |
Role | Armoured warfare |
Part of | 1st Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Daraa |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Maj. Gen. Hussein Ismail al-Jeddawi |
Chief of Staff | Brig. Gen. Yusha Saad al-Din |
Notable commanders | Lt. Gen. Hasan Turkmani † Maj. Gen. Ramadan Ramadan[4] Maj. Gen. Ahmed Ibrahim Nayouf[5] |
The 9th Armoured Division (Arabic: الفرقة التاسعة المدرعة) is an elite division of the Syrian Arab Army, part of the 1st Army Corps and it was established in 1970.