Golan Regiment

This article is about the Syrian Golan Regiment. For the Israeli military brigade, see Golani Brigade.
Golan Regiment
فوج الجولان
Fouj al-Joulan
Leaders
  • Majid Himoud †[2][1][3] (chief commander until 2017)
  • Khaled Abaza[4] (chief commander from 2017)
Dates of operation2011–14 (as rebel group)[5]
2014–2019 (as pro-government unit)[5][6]
Allegiance Syrian Arab Republic
Group(s)
  • Fist Battalion[3] (part of "National Shield of the Patriotic Forces" from 2017)[4]
  • Second Battalion[4]
  • Third Battalion[4]
HeadquartersKhan Arnabah[5]
Active regionsSyria
IdeologyAnti-Zionism[3]
Pro-Syrian government[4]
Druze interests[3]
Part of National Defence Forces[3]
AlliesSyria Syrian Armed Forces
 Hezbollah
 Iran
Quneitra Hawks Brigade[7]
OpponentsSyrian opposition Syrian opposition and allied mujahideen
 Islamic State
 Israel[3][5]
Battles and warsSyrian civil war
Preceded by
Syrian opposition al-Mutasim Battalion

The Golan Regiment (Arabic: فوج الجولان, Fouj al-Joulan) was a Syrian militia based in Khan Arnabah[5] that was part of the National Defence Forces (NDF).[3] Though primarily active in the Golan Heights, the unit has been deployed in various warzones of western Syria, fighting against many different Syrian opposition forces and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[3] The Golan Regiment was notable insofar as it was the first government unit during the Syrian civil war that was founded by Free Syrian Army (FSA) defectors.[1][5]

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  10. ^ Leith Fadel (11 February 2016). "Syrian Army enters Raqqa after liberating the Zakiyah Crossroad, 47 km to Tabaqa: map". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  11. ^ Leith Fadel (22 March 2016). "More reinforcements pour into Palmyra as the Syrian Army prepares to storm the city". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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  13. ^ Leith Fadel (29 July 2016). "[Video] Syrian Army beats back the jihadist rebels in the Golan". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  14. ^ Ivan Yakovlev (12 December 2016). "Syrian Army repels first ISIS assault on T-4 Airbase, prepares for a second wave". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Pro-Assad Militia Commander Killed in Quneitra Suicide Blast". The Syrian Observer. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  16. ^ Leith Fadel (25 June 2017). "Syrian Army beats back jihadist forces in Golan Heights despite Israeli aggression". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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