The group joined the First Army on 1 January 2015.[4] In mid-2015 the 1st Army disbanded, although the Hamza Division continued to use its imagery until 2016.[3]
On 22 September 2016, 9 commanders in the Hamza Division were assassinated in a bombing in Inkhil.[5]
^"Three important Free Syrian Army factions decided, at this 2015 new year, to create the First Army". SRO. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ abLucas Winter. (PDF). Foreign Military Studies Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ abcdef"The Moderate Rebels: A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. Hasan Mustafas. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^ ab"3 فصائل مقاتلة تعلن اندماجها الكامل وتشكيل "الجيش الأول"". SOHR. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^"Hamza Band in Daraa mourns nine leading Angel explosion". Enab Baladi. 22 September 2016.
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hamza, division, daraa, confused, with, hamza, division, aleppo, hamza, division, arabic, فرقة, الحمزة, firqat, hamza, syrian, rebel, group, affiliated, with, free, syrian, army, based, inkhil, daraa, governorate, formed, april, 2013, colonel, saber, safar, ha. Not to be confused with Hamza Division Aleppo 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 2 It was composed of six subunits 3 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 Hamza Divisionفرقة الحمزةFirqat al HamzaLeadersCol Saber Safar 1 Dates of operation8 April 2013 31 July 2018 2 Group s Houran Mujahideen Brigade Engineering BattalionHeadquartersInkhil Syria 3 Active regionsDaraa Governorate 3 Quneitra GovernoratePart ofFree Syrian Army Southern Front 3 Daraa Military Council former First Army inactive 4 3 OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Islamic StateBattles and warsSyrian 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 History editThe group joined the First Army on 1 January 2015 4 In mid 2015 the 1st Army disbanded although the Hamza Division continued to use its imagery until 2016 3 On 22 September 2016 9 commanders in the Hamza Division were assassinated in a bombing in Inkhil 5 See also editList of armed groups in the Syrian Civil WarReferences edit Three important Free Syrian Army factions decided at this 2015 new year to create the First Army SRO 1 January 2015 Retrieved 2 January 2015 a b Lucas Winter A MODERN HISTORY OF THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY IN DARAA PDF Foreign Military Studies Office Archived from the original PDF on 2014 12 22 Retrieved 2017 02 26 a b c d e f The Moderate Rebels A Complete and Growing List of Vetted Groups Democratic Revolution Syrian Style Hasan Mustafas 5 August 2015 Retrieved 30 November 2014 a b 3 فصائل مقاتلة تعلن اندماجها الكامل وتشكيل الجيش الأول SOHR 2 January 2015 Retrieved 2 January 2015 Hamza Band in Daraa mourns nine leading Angel explosion Enab Baladi 22 September 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamza Division Daraa amp oldid 1093239585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
