Faouj Maghawir al-Bahr ( ar, فوج مغاوير البحر, Faouj Maghawir al-Bahr, Marines Regiment) or the Syrian Marines is a military unit based in the
Latakia Governorate
Latakia Governorate, also transliterated as Ladhakia Governorate, ( ar, مُحافظة اللاذقية / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah'') is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay ...
. It has participated in operations in the
Syrian Civil War.
In February 2016, the Syrian Marines participated in a
Latakia offensive alongside Syrian government forces.
In March 2016, a large number of Syrian Marine convoys were deployed to the
Battle of Palmyra from northern Latakia.
On 25 November 2016, several units of the
SSNP
The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) or is a Syrian nationalist party operating in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. It advocates the establishment of a Greater Syrian nation state spanning the Fertile Crescent, including presen ...
and Syrian marines arrived to Aleppo city in participation of
Operation Dawn of Victory. Most of them were redeployed from the Latakia governorate.
On 23 February 2017,
al-Masdar News
''Al-Masdar News'' (sometimes abbreviated ''AMN'') ( ar, المصدر نيوز) is an online newspaper founded by Leith Abou Fadel. Al-Masdar is Arabic for "the source". ''Al-Masdar''s coverage focuses largely on conflict zones in the Middle E ...
reported that over 900 Syrian Marines had joined the
Military Security Shield Forces
The Military Security Shield Forces (), also called the Military Intelligence Shield Force or simply Military Shield, is a pro-government militia involved in the Syrian Civil War that is affiliated with the Military Intelligence Directorate.
Hi ...
in order to avoid being drafted into the
regular army
A regular army is the official army of a state or country (the official armed forces), contrasting with irregulars, irregular forces, such as volunteer irregular militias, private armies, mercenary, mercenaries, etc. A regular army usually has the ...
.
[https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/exclusive-900-syrian-marines-join-elite-military-shield-forces/]
See also
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Suqour al-Sahara
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Syrian Navy
The Syrian Navy, officially the Syrian Arab Navy ( ar, الْبَحْرِيَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّورِيَّةُ, al-Baḥrīyah al-ʿArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is the navy branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. The main role ...
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Tiger Forces
The 25th Special Mission Forces Division, mostly known by their former name Tiger Forces or Quwwat al-Nimr ( ar, قُوَّات النِّمْر), is an elite formation (special forces unit) of the Syrian Arab Army which functions primarily as ...
References
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Pro-government factions of the Syrian civil war
Military units and formations of Syria
Military units and formations established in 2016
Marines