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National Defense Forces
قوات الدفاع الوطني‎
Symbol of the NDF
Active	1 November 2012 – 8 December 2024
Disbanded	2024
Country	Ba'athist Syria
Allegiance	Bashar al-Assad
Type	Paramilitary Auxiliary force Militia
Role	Reserve army Counter-insurgency Light infantry
Size	50,000 (2023)
Part of	Syrian Arab Armed Forces (Ba'athist Syria)
Garrison/HQ	3002 Damascus, Syria (main HQ) With elements in: Aleppo Governorate Hama Governorate Latakia Governorate Tartus Governorate Homs Governorate al-Hasakah Governorate Damascus Governorate As-Suwayda Governorate Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Equipment	See List of NDF equipment
Engagements	Iran–Israel proxy conflict Syrian civil war: Damascus campaign Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat Damascus offensive Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) Qaboun offensive (2017) 2017 Jobar offensive Battle of Harasta (2017–2018) Southern Damascus offensive (March 2018) Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018) Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign 4th Rif Dimashq offensive 5th Rif Dimashq offensive 6th Rif Dimashq offensive Rif Dimashq offensive (September 2015) Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016) Homs campaign Al-Qusayr offensive Siege of Homs Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2016) Palmyra campaign Palmyra offensive (May 2015) Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015) Palmyra offensive (March 2016) Palmyra offensive (December 2016) Palmyra offensive (2017) Aleppo campaign East Aleppo offensive (2015–16) Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016) 2016 Southern Aleppo campaign Aleppo offensive (June–July 2016) Aleppo offensive (July–August 2016) Aleppo offensive (August–September 2016) Aleppo offensive (September–October 2016) Aleppo offensive (October–November 2016) Latakia campaign 2013 Latakia offensive 2014 Latakia offensive 2015–16 Latakia offensive 2016 Latakia offensive Qalamoun campaign 1st Qalamoun offensive 2nd Qalamoun offensive Daraa campaign Daraa offensive (February–May 2014) Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (2015–2016) Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015) Hama campaign 2013 Hama offensive 2014 Hama offensive 2016 Hama offensive Hama offensive (March–April 2017) Quneitra campaign Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–14) Quneitra offensive (June 2015) Quneitra offensive (September 2016) 2014 Quneitra offensive Quneitra offensive (October 2015) Raqqa campaign Raqqa campaign (2012–2013) Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016) Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016) Deir ez-Zor campaign Deir ez-Zor clashes Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2016) Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2017) 2014 Eastern Syria offensive Hasakah campaign Al-Hasakah Governorate campaign (2012–2014) Battle of Qamishli (April 2016) Battle of al-Hasakah (2016) Northwestern Syria campaign Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018) Operation Olive Branch Afrin offensive (January–March 2018) Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019) Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020) Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–November 2024) 2024 Syrian opposition offensives Fall of Damascus   Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) Attacks on US bases during the Gaza war
Commanders
President of Syria	Marshal Bashar al-Assad
Minister of Defense	Gen. Ali Mahmoud Abbas
Chief of the General Staff	Gen. Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim
Current Commander	Brig. Gen. Hawash Mohammed
Insignia
Identification symbol

Wikipedia Categories

• Reserve forces
• Axis of Resistance
• Anti-ISIL factions in Syria
• Anti-Israeli sentiment in Syria
• Counterinsurgency organizations
• Ba'ath Party paramilitary organizations
• All articles lacking reliable references
• Pro-Assad factions of the Syrian civil war
• Military units and formations established in 2012
• Military units and formations disestablished in 2024
• Articles lacking reliable references from September 2022

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