Introduction
How is the Military in Syria and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the as of early 2025, the interim authorities in Syria had established a ministry of defense and was seeking to unify the dozens of armed factions operating in Syria under a single, state-linked army and police force (2025).
Security and military information of Syria
| Military and security service personnel strengths | not available; prior to the start of the civil war in 2011, the SAF had approximately 300,000 total active troops (2024) |
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| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | prior to the fall of the ASAD regime in December 2024, the SAF was inventory was comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2024) |
| Military service age and obligation | prior to the fall of the ASAD regime in December 2024, men 18-42 were obligated to perform military service; compulsory service obligation was up to 30 months; women were not conscripted but could volunteer to serve, including in combat arms (2024). |
| Military deployments | . |
| Military expenditures | |
| Military Expenditures 2019 | 6.5% of GDP (2019 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2018 | 6.7% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2017 | 6.8% of GDP (2017 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2016 | 6.9% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2015 | 7.2% of GDP (2015 est.) |
Terrorism
In Syria, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Abdallah Azzam Brigades; Ansar al-Islam; Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq; Hizballah; Hurras al-Din; Islamic Jihad Union; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Kata'ib Hizballah; Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem; al-Nusrah Front (Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham); al-Qa'ida; Palestine Liberation Front; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); PFLP-General Command
All Important Facts about Syria
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