Hamza Division (Daraa)

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Not to be confused with Hamza Division (Aleppo).

Hamza Division
فرقة الحمزة Firqat al-Hamza
Leaders	Col. Saber Safar
Dates of operation	8 April 2013 – 31 July 2018
Group(s)	Houran Mujahideen Brigade Engineering Battalion
Headquarters	Inkhil, Syria
Active regions	Daraa Governorate Quneitra Governorate
Part of	Free Syrian Army Southern Front Daraa Military Council (former) First Army (inactive)
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force  Islamic State
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Daraa Governorate campaign Daraa offensive (October 2014) Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (2014) Daraa offensive (January 2015) 2015 Southern Syria offensive Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) Daraa offensive (June–July 2015) Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (2015–2016) Daraa offensive (March–April 2016) Daraa offensive (February–June 2017) Southwestern Daraa offensive (February 2017)

The Hamza Division (Arabic: فرقة الحمزة; Firqat al-Hamza) was a Syrian rebel group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army. It was based in Inkhil, Daraa Governorate. It was formed on 8 April 2013 by Colonel Saber Safar as the "Hamza Brigade". It was composed of six subunits. The group received U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles. It was a member of the Daraa Military Council and the Southern Front.

History

The group joined the First Army on 1 January 2015. In mid-2015 the 1st Army disbanded, although the Hamza Division continued to use its imagery until 2016.

On 22 September 2016, 9 commanders in the Hamza Division were assassinated in a bombing in Inkhil.

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References

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5. ^ "Hamza Band in Daraa mourns nine leading Angel explosion". Enab Baladi. 22 September 2016.