Syrian Armed Forces
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The Syrian Armed Forces are the military forces of Syria. They consist of the Syrian Army, Syrian Air Force and Syrian Navy. According to Article 32 of the Constitutional Declaration of the Syrian Ara
A Syrian soldier manning a checkpoint near Damascus.
A Syrian soldier aims a Type 56 assault rifle from a foxhole during a military activity demonstration in Saudi Arabia in 1990. The soldier is wearing a Soviet-made Model ShMS nuclear-biological-chemical warfare mask.
Syrian honor guard stands at attention during Operation Desert Shield. The soldier is armed with an AK-47 assault rifle.
A Syrian military officer meets with an officer from the Iraqi Border Force Command.
The March 1949 Syrian coup d'état was a bloodless coup d'état that took place on 30 March. It was the first military coup in modern Syrian history and overthrew the country's democratically elected go
Armored vehicles and soldiers in Damascus after the coup
Brochure about the coup d'etat
Husni al-Za'im alongside other Syrian military officers on the front of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
Syrian officers after the coup