Homs Military Academy
Homs Military Academy is a military educational and training institution located in Homs, Syria.
| Type | Military academy |
|---|---|
| Established | 1933 |
| Location | , , |
Homs Military Academy was founded in 1933 by France during the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon. During the period of French administration the Academy provided officer training for the Troupes Speciales du Levant - the locally recruited Syrian and Lebanese units forming part of the Army of the Levant.
Continuing in existence after the end of the Mandate in 1943 and throughout various political changes, it remains the oldest and largest military service institution in Syria.[1] At first, it was primarily an academy for infantry officers, while graduates who selected the other services went on to additional specialized training at other army-operated specialist schools. Graduates were often selected for a military academy in the Soviet Union.[2]
Homs Academy allowed entrants who did not possess high level education qualifications, as well as offering a relatively rare rapid career path for graduates. In addition to large numbers of Syrian and Lebanese nationals it also offered officer training to French citizens who were denied by class or education from attending comparable academies within France.[3]
Notable alumni
- Ziad al-Atassi - Major General
- Lu'ay al-Atassi - Lieutenant-General, military attache to USA. Titular President during interim government.[4]
- Ali Abdullah Ayyoub - Deputy Prime Minister of Syria, senior Syrian Arab Army officer and former Minister of Defense
- Adnan al-Malki - Deputy-Chief of Staff of Syrian Army[5]
- Ali Aslan Lieutenant General, Assistant Chief of Staff of Syrian Army[6]
- Bashar al-Assad Syrian President[7]
- Hafez al-Assad Former Syrian President[8]
- Rifat al-Assad brother of Former Syrian President[9]
- Adnan Badr Hassan Former intelligence chief[10]
- Suheil Al Hassan Brigadier General, Commander of Elite Tiger Forces[11]
- Ali Haydar "Father of the Syrian Special Forces, served as commander of the Syrian Special Forces for 26 years
- Salah Jadid Major General, De Facto former leader of Syria[4]
- Ghazi Kanaan[12]
- Hassan Khalil - Former Head of Military Intelligence of Syria[13]
- Hikmat al-Shihabi - Former chief of staff of the Syrian Army[14]
- Bahjat Suleiman[15] Major General, Former Syrian Ambassador to Jordan and Head of Internal Branch of General Intelligence Directorate.
- Fawzi Selu - both a graduate and later director of the academy[4]
- Manaf Tlass[16] former Brigadier General of the Syrian Republican Guard and member of Bashar al-Assad's inner circle[17][18][19]
- Mustafa Tlass[20] former Syrian senior military officer and politician who was Syria's minister of defense from 1972 to 2004.[21]
References
- ^ Nyrop, Richard F. (1971). Area Handbook for Syria. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Military Training". All Refer. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Horowitz, Donald L. (2000). Ethnic Groups in Conflict, Updated Edition With a New Preface. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22706-4.
- ^ a b c Moubayed, Sami (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women Who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Seattle: Cune Press.
- ^ Martin, Kevin (November 24, 2015). Syria's Democratic Years: Citizens, Experts, and Media in the 1950s. Indiana University Press.
- ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel and Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. p. 40. ISBN 1-885942-41-9.
- ^ Zisser, Eyal (2007). Commanding Syria: Bashar Al-Asad And the First Years in Power. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-153-3.
- ^ Alianak, Sonia (2007). Middle Eastern Leaders and Islam: A Precarious Equilibrium. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-6924-9.
- ^ Hamidi, Ibrahim (2021-10-26). "A Once Powerful Patriarch Returns to an Unrecognizable Syria". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ Diana Darke (2018). The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-19-087485-8.
- ^ Who is Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan Almasdar News. Leith Aboufadel. 26/02/2015. Retrieved: 16/05/18
- ^ "Obituary: Major-General Ghazi Kanaan". the Guardian. 2005-10-18. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "SYRIA : Hassan Khalil - 29/06/2000". Intelligence Online. 2000-06-29. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Shihabi, Hikmat Al- (Al-Shehabi; 1931–) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Syrian regime security figure Bahjat Suleiman dies after contracting Covid-19". The New Arab. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Profile: Manaf Tlas". BBC News. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "Top Syrian general 'defects to Turkey'". The Guardian. 5 July 2012.
- ^ Sharp, Jeremy M. (9 August 2011). "Unrest in Syria and U.S. Sanctions Against the Asad Regime" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Syria: Defection Rumors Rife; Annan Diplomacy Founders". Eurasia Review. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Syria is bigger than individuals, says defected brigadier". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "Profile: Mustafa Tlas". BBC. 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2012.