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| Syrian Arab Navy | |
|---|---|
| البحرية العربية السورية | |
 Flag of the Syrian Navy under Ba'athist Syria | |
| Active | August 29, 1950–December 8, 2024 (de-facto, following the fall of the Assad regime)[1] |
| Country | Syria |
| Allegiance | Tahrir al-Sham (de facto, since 8th December) |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Size | 4,000 active (as of 2023)[2] 2,500 reserve[3] |
| Part of |  Syrian Armed Forces  |
| Garrison/HQ | Damascus, Syria |
| Anniversaries | 29 August |
| Equipment | 10 missile boats 6 patrol crafts 7 minesweepers 3 landing crafts 1 training ship |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| President of Syria | vacant |
| Ceremonial chief | vacant |
| Chief of Naval Staff | Vice Admiral Yasser al-Haffi[4] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | Mil Mi-14, Kamov Ka-25, Kamov Ka-28 |
The Syrian Arab Navy (SyAN or SAN; Arabic: الْبَحْرِيَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّورِيَّةُ, romanized: al-Baḥrīyah al-ʿArabīyah as-Sūrīyah) was the naval branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. The main role of the Syrian Navy was to defend the country's coasts and ensure the security of the territorial waters of Syria. The Coastal Defense Forces and the Syrian Marines were attached to the Navy since the late 20th century. The Syrian Navy was relatively small, with only 4,000 sailors, in addition to 2,500 reservists and 1,500 marines, prior to the collapse of Ba'athist Syria in 2024. It was under the Syrian Army's Latakia regional command with its fleet based in the ports of Baniyas, Latakia, Minet el-Beida, and Tartus. It was the smallest part of the Syrian Arab Republic Armed Forces.
- ^ Christou, William; McKernan, Bethan (2024-12-08). "Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad after five decades of dynastic rule". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ The military balance. 2023. James Hackett, International Institute for Strategic Studies. London. 2023. ISBN 978-1-003-40022-6. OCLC 1372013483.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The Military Balance 2021 page 366
- ^ قائد القوى البحرية: سورية تواجه أعتى الحروب وستنتصر على الإرهاب Archived 2018-12-24 at the Wayback Machine