Syrian Air Defence Force

Syrian Air Defence Force
Syrian Air Defence Force
Arabic: قوات الدفاع الجوي السوري
	Emblem of the SyADF
Founded	1969
Country	Syria
Type	Air defense
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	21,000 (active, as of 2023); 15,000 (reserve, as of 2021)
Part of	Syrian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Damascus, Syria
Colours	Blue, Green
Anniversaries	16 October
Engagements	Six-Day War; War of Attrition; Yom Kippur War; Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Operation Mole Cricket 19; ; ; Syrian civil war;
Website	www.syadf.com.sy
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Ahmed al-Sharaa
Minister of Defence	Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra
Chief of Air Defence Staff	Vacant
Notable; commanders	Major General Ali Tawfiq Samra
Insignia
Insignia	Military ranks of Syria
Flag of the Syrian Air Defence Force

The Syrian Air Defence Force (SyADF or SADF; Arabic: قوات الدفاع الجوي العربي السوري), was an independent command within the Syrian Armed Forces. It was responsible for protecting the Syrian airspace against any hostile air attacks. ^[4]^[5] The SyADF was one of the most powerful and combat-tested Air Defence forces in the region.^[4]

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^ IISS 2023, p. 354.
^ The Military Balance 2021 page 366
^ يوجد أي حساب على مواقع التواصل للواء علي سمرة مدير إدارة الدفاع الجوي والحساب على فيسبوك مزور الأخبار المتداولة عن شهداء الجيش العربي السوري في البادية السورية كاذبة ومضللة لا يوجد لا 100 شهيد ولا 50 ولا عشرات
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^ Daaboul, Azzam (May 7, 2020). "How does Israel keep getting past Syria's air defenses?".

[FOOTNOTEIISS2023354-2] IISS 2023, p. 354.

[auto-3] The Military Balance 2021 page 366

[4] يوجد أي حساب على مواقع التواصل للواء علي سمرة مدير إدارة الدفاع الجوي والحساب على فيسبوك مزور الأخبار المتداولة عن شهداء الجيش العربي السوري في البادية السورية كاذبة ومضللة لا يوجد لا 100 شهيد ولا 50 ولا عشرات

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[6] Daaboul, Azzam (May 7, 2020). "How does Israel keep getting past Syria's air defenses?".

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