National Defence Forces

National Defence Forces
National Defence Forces
Quwāt ad-Difāʿ al-Watanī
Dates of operation	1 November 2012 – present
Group(s)	Golan Regiment (disbanded in 2019) Fist Battalion; Second Battalion; Third Battalion; ; Quneitra Hawks Brigade (disbanded in 2018); al-Shaitat tribe militias;
Headquarters	Damascus
Active regions	Syria
Allies	State allies Iran; Russia; Non-state allies Hezbollah; Syrian Democratic Forces (sometimes); Kata'ib Hezbollah; Islamic Resistance in Iraq (2020–present); Kata'ib al-Imam Ali;
Opponents	State opponents Turkey; Non-state opponents Free Syrian Army; Syrian Democratic Forces (sometimes); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant;
Battles and wars	the Syrian Civil War

National Defence Forces
قوات الدفاع الوطني
National Defence Forces; قوات الدفاع الوطني
	; Symbol of the NDF
Active	1 November 2012 – present
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Syrian Arab Republic
Type	Infantry (militia)
Role	Reserve army ; Counter-insurgency
Size	50,000
Part of	Syrian Armed Forces
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	Syrian Civil War: 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); ; Raqqa campaign Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016); Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016); ; Homs campaign Al-Qusayr offensive; Siege of Homs; Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2016); ; 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); ; Quneitra campaign Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–14); Quneitra offensive (June 2015); Quneitra offensive (September 2016); 2014 Quneitra offensive; Quneitra offensive (October 2015); ; Deir ez-Zor campaign Deir ez-Zor clashes; Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2016); Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2017); ; 2014 Eastern Syria offensive; 2014 Hama offensive Hasakah campaign; ; Battle of Qamishli (April 2016) Battle of al-Hasakah (2016); ; Palmyra offensive (2016–17); Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018); Afrin campaign Operation Olive Branch; ; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019); Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020); 2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria;
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
NDF flag

The National Defence Forces (NDF; Arabic: قوات الدفاع الوطني Quwāt ad-Difāʿ al-Watanī) is a pro-Syrian government militia, that was formed on 1 November 2012 and organized by the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War as a part-time volunteer reserve component of the Syrian Armed Forces.

The NDF is made of units across various Syrian provinces, each of them consists of local volunteers willing to fight against rebels for various reasons.

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