Division 30

30th Infantry Division
Arabic: الفرقة 30 مشاة
Leaders
  • Lt. Col. Mohammad al-Dhaher
  • Capt. Ammar al-Wawi[1]
  • Col. Nadim al-Hassam (POW)
  • Anas Ibrahim Obaid
Dates of operationMay—November 2015 (largely defunct)
HeadquartersMaryamin, Afrin and Mare', Aleppo Governorate
Active regionsAleppo Governorate
Size
  • >75 (July—September 2015)[2][3]
  • 4–5 (after September 2015)[4]
Part ofSyrian opposition Free Syrian Army
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
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The 30th Infantry Division (Arabic: الفرقة 30 مشاة), commonly referred to as Division 30, also called the New Syrian Forces, was a Syrian rebel group formed by the United States. It was formed in mid-2015 during the Syrian Civil War with a specified purpose of fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northwestern Syria.

  1. ^ "Syria conflict: US fighter plan criticised by key rebel". BBC. 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Syrian rebel group leaves their HQ after clash with al-Qaida". AP. 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Rivals of ISIS Attack U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Group". New York Times. July 31, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
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