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An ex-Syrian Panzer IV at Yad La-Shiryon. Note the machine gun mount on the commander cupola. While their numbers remain uncertain, Syria received around 60 Panzers that were refurbished in France between 1950 and 1952, followed by 50 others purchased from Czechoslovakia in 1954, per the Czechoslovakia-Syria arms deal. [115]
The 4th Armoured Division (Arabic: الفرقة الرابعة, romanized: al-Firqa ar-Rābiʿah) was an elite formation of the Syrian Arab Army whose primary purpose was to defend Ba'athist Syria from internal and external threats. The division was considered one of the most combat-ready formations of the Syrian Arab Army.
Used by the Syrian honour guard for ceremonial purposes. [29] MAS-36 [30] French Third Republic: 7.5×54mm French: In storage. Used by the Syrian honour guard for ceremonial purposes. [citation needed] FN FAL [31] Belgium: 7.62×51mm NATO: 20 or 30-round detachable box magazine. [citation needed] Heckler & Koch G3 West Germany: 7.62×51mm NATO
Egypt, Syria and Iraq used T-34/85, T-54, T-55, PT-76, and SU-100/152 World War II-vintage Soviet self-propelled guns. Jordan used US M47, M48, and M48A1 Patton tanks. Panzer IV, Sturmgeschütz III and Jagdpanzer IV (ex-German vehicles all used by Syria) [80] [81] M50 and M51 Shermans, M48A3 Patton, Centurion, AMX-13, M32 tank recovery vehicle.
The Jagdpanzer IV / Sd.Kfz. 162, was a German tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank") designs, it was developed against the wishes of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general of the Panzertruppen, as a replacement for the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III).
On 18 July 2012 the Syrian Defense Minister Dawoud Rajha, former defense minister Hasan Turkmani and the president's brother-in-law Gen. Assef Shawkat were killed in a bomb attack in Damascus. [36] Syrian intelligence chief Hisham Bekhityar and Head of the 4th Army Division Maher Al Assad—brother of President Assad—were also injured in the ...
[37] [38] Sometimes used by Syrian rebels as a marksman rifle. [39] IMI Galil [25] 5.56×45mm NATO: Assault rifle Israel: Limited usage. Sniper rifles and anti-material rifles Steyr SSG 69 [40] 7.62×51mm NATO: Sniper rifle Austria: Is a common bolt-action rifle used by Syrian rebels. Dragunov SVD: 7.62×54mmR: Designated marksman rifle Soviet ...
On 27 November 2024, a coalition of Syrian revolutionary factions called the Military Operations Command [45] led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported by allied Turkish-backed groups [46] [47] [48] in the Syrian National Army (SNA) launched an offensive against the Ba'athist regime's armed forces in Idlib, Aleppo and Hama Governorates in Syria.