Armed groups

400th Division

An elite force made up of former HTS brigades, under the Defence Ministry and deployed on the coast after December 2024.

Also known as

  • Unit 400

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Reuters described Unit 400 as an elite former HTS force, overseen by the Defence Ministry and deployed on the coast after December 2024, and reported that it was among the units at sites of killings in March 2025; the ministry did not respond. 1

The UN Commission of Inquiry names the 400th Division, “that consists of former HTS brigades”, among the factions whose individual members there are reasonable grounds to believe committed violations. 2

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Sources

  1. Press Syrian forces massacred 1,500 Alawites. The chain of command led to Damascus. (special report by Maggie Michael; updated 1 July 2025) — Reuters, June 30, 2025
  2. Official record Violence in the coastal and western central regions of Syria, January–March 2025 (A/HRC/59/CRP.4) — UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, August 11, 2025