Armed factions in the Syrian conflict (2024–present)

Not to be confused with Armed factions in the Syrian civil war.

This is a list of armed factions in the Syrian conflict (2024–present)

Armed factions in Syria (2024–present)

Syrian Arab Republic (caretaker and transitional governments) and allies	Assadist groups	Rojava and allies	Jihadist groups	Israel and allied Druze forces [1] [2]
Syrian government forces Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army [3] 40th Division [4] 56th Division [5] 12th Brigade [6] 107th Brigade [7] 80th Division 62nd Division [8] 76th Division [9] 118th Division [10] 72nd Division 84th Division 66th Division [11] 80th Division 86th Division 72nd Division [12]   Syrian Air Force [13]   Syrian Navy Ministry of Interior General Security Service [3] General Intelligence Service Criminal Investigations Department Syrian Special Missions Directorate Desert Security Forces Syrian National Army (until 2025) Hamza Division [14] Sultan Suleiman Shah Division [14] Syrian Turkmen Brigades Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade [10] Sultan Murad Division [15] Burkan al-Furat [16] Turkey   Turkish Armed Forces   Turkish Land Forces   Turkish Air Force Free Hasakah Forces [17] Ahrar al-Jazeera [17] Ahrar Jabal al-Arab [18] Guest House of Dignity [19] Pro-government Deir ez-Zor Military Council defectors [20] [21] Tribal militias (partially aligned with government) Arab Tribal and Clan Forces [22] Lions of the Ougaidat Brigade [23] Syrian Council of Tribes and Clans [24] Southern Tribes Gathering [25] Shammar [26] Anizah [26] Bani Khalid [26] Al-Uqaydat [26] Al-Shaitat [26] Al-Busraya [26] Mawali [26] Al-Bu Nasir [26] Nu'aym [27] Tribes of Lajat [28] Al-Baggara [29] Bani Sakher [30] Tayy [30] Jubur [30]	Assad loyalists Coastal Shield Brigade [31] Military Council for the Liberation of Syria [32] Saraya al-Jawad [33] Fawj Azra’il al-Jabal [34] Syrian Social Nationalist Party [35] Eagles of the Whirlwind Haymed's Group [36] Ahmad al-Labbad's group [36] NDF remnants Shabiha remnants [37] Suhayl al-Hasan loyalists Mohammad Kanjo Hassan loyalists [38] Islamic Resistance Front in Syria [39] [40] Syrian Popular Resistance [41] [42] Coastal Shield Brigade defectors [42] Popular Resistance of the Eastern Region [42] Popular Resistance in Daraa [42] Popular Resistance in Quneitra [42] Saraya al-Areen [42] Baqiyat Allah Brigades [43] Syrian Resistance [44] Supported by: Hezbollah [45] [46] [47] East Lebanese tribes Palestinian militias (against Israel only) Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades [48] [49] [50] [51] Hamas [52] [53] Al-Qassam Brigades Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis remnants [54] Palestinian Islamic Jihad [55] Al-Quds Brigade [56] Jamaa Islamiya [57] [58] Al-Fajr Forces [59]	Syrian Democratic Forces People's Protection Units Women's Protection Units [60] Martyr Haroun Units [61] Asayish [62] Self-Defense Forces [63] Hêzên Komandos [64] Afrin Liberation Forces (alleged) [65] Various military councils Al-Kasra Military Council [66] Manbij Military Council [67] Tabqa Military Council [68] Sireen Military Council [69] Al-Bab Military Council [70]	Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah [71] Firqat al-Ghuraba [72] Islamic State [73] Military of the Islamic State	Israel Defense Forces   Israeli Ground Forces 36th Division 7th Brigade [74] 98th Division 35th Brigade [75] Oz Brigade [75] 210th Division [75] 474th Brigade [75] 810th Brigade [75]   Israeli Air Force 7th Wing Unit 5101 [76] Unit 669 [77]   Israeli Navy [78] Supreme Legal Committee in Suwayda [79] Internal security forces [79] National Guard [80] Suwayda Military Council [81] Men of Dignity [82] Al-Jabal Brigade [83] [80] Sheikh al-Karama Forces [84] [80] Non-SLCS Druze groups Jaramana Shield Brigade [85] National Guard Forces [86]

See also

• Armed factions in the Syrian civil war
• 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria

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