7th Mechanized Division (Syria)

7th Mechanized Division
7th Mechanized Division
فرقة المشاة الآلية السابعة
	7th Mechanized Division Flag
Active	1970 – 2024
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Armed Forces
Branch	Syrian Army
Type	Mechanized infantry
Role	Conventional warfare
Size	up to 14,000 soldiers (2019)
Part of	1st Corps
Garrison/HQ	Aleppo; Quneitra (90th Brigade)
Engagements	Yom Kippur War Valley of Tears; ; Syrian Civil War Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011–March 2012); Battle of Damascus (2012); Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–2014); 2014 Quneitra offensive; Daraa offensive (October 2014); Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (2014); Daraa offensive (January 2015); 2015 Southern Syria offensive; Khan al-Shih offensive (October–November 2016); Siege of Eastern Ghouta; Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017); Beit Jinn offensive; Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018); Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018); Daraa offensive (June 2018); Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019); ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Maj. Gen. Akram Hawija
Notable; commanders	Col. Gen. Ali Habib Mahmud †; Maj. Gen. Hossam Louka; Maj. Gen. Saleh Abdullah; Brig. Gen. Omar Abrash †

The 7th Mechanized Division (Arabic: فرقة المشاة الآلية السابعة) was a mechanized infantry division of the Syrian Arab Army. It was established in 1970. The division was part of the Syrian Army's 1st Corps.

7th Infantry Division (October 1973)
Parent unit	7th Infantry Division
Components	68th Infantry Brigade 85th Infantry Brigade 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 70th Artillery Brigade 78th Independent Armoured Brigade (attached)