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Maher al-Assad

major generalSyrian Arab RepublicBa'athist Syria6 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1967 – c. 2025

197019801990200020102020Syrian revolution · 2011-2012Syrian Civil War · 2011Siege of Daraa — April 25, 2011 · Ba'athist Syria · Syrian revolutionSiege of Homs — May 6, 2011 · Syrian Government · Syrian Civil WarTurkish involvement in the Syrian civil war — January 1, 2011 · Syrian Arab Republic · Syrian Civil WarBattle of Aleppo — July 19, 2012 · Ba'athist Syria · Syrian Civil WarNorthwestern Syria offensive (December 2019 – March 2020) — December 19, 2019 · Syrian Government · Syrian Civil WarOperation Spring Shield — February 27, 2020 · Syria · Syrian Civil War

Active service 2011–2020 — 6 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 44.

Profile

Major General Maher al-Assad is a Syrian former military officer who served as commander of the Syrian Army's elite 4th Armoured Division, which, together with Syria's Military Intelligence, formed the core of the Assad regime's security forces until its collapse in 2024. He is the younger brother of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, and also was a member of the Central Committee of the Syrian Ba'ath Party.

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Battles (6)

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