Syrian Regime Military Contracts
A regularly updated list of employment contracts posted by recruiters on loyalist Facebook pages
This document currently includes contracts for:
Iranian factions
Intelligence units
Liwa al-Quds
Qaterji
25th Division
4th Division
5th Corps
Last updated October 2024
Iranian Factions
February 20, 2023 - 650,000 SYP per month to work for the IRGC’s Local Defense Forces in Palmyra.
June 17, 2021 - 120,000 SYP to work alongside the IRGC in the Local Defense Forces in Qalaat al-Mudiq, northwest Hama. This user began advertising these LDF contracts in April 2021.
April 18, 2021 - recent job posting for civilian contractors within the IRGC in Hama. In the comments the poster says it's for work in Suqaylabiyah, the Christian town that is under heavy Russian influence.
April 10, 2021 - Unique IRGC contract for Syrians to guard Iranian positions at Palmyra’s Zenobia Hotel for $400 USD a month, includes taswiyah offer as well as spending time in Karbala, Iraq to train on Iranian drones.
Intelligence
October 8, 2024 - A post on the Military Intelligence “Support Forces” page discussing rumors that salaries will increase to 1.7 million SYP in November.
September 30, 2024 - 1.3 million SYP contract to join the Military Intelligence’s “Support Forces” militia for deployment to Jubb Jarah, east Homs, for 1.3 million SYP.
August 21, 2024 - Military Intelligence Palmyra Branch contract for 1.2 million SYP. Post claims you will interact directly with the “group leaders” implying this is for one of the militias overseen by the Military Intelligence. These units participated in a large combing campaign north of Palmyra in September and October 2024.
August 16, 2024 - National Security Office contract for 1.6 million SYP for work in Deir Ez Zor.
January 2021 - Military Intelligence Dara’a Branch recruiting local men to deploy to Deir Ez Zor city for 100,000 SYP, no taswiyah offered.
December 2020 - The General Intelligence Directorate offers contracts with different militias to protect oil wells in the Badia. The first claims working directly alongside Russians in Ithriya for 175,000 SYP while several others are for work with Qaterji in eastern Homs for 125,000 SYP
December 20, 2020 - $200 a month contract to work with Russian Military Police in Aleppo, manning checkpoints and conducting patrols. Offered by a Military Intelligence recruiter.
October 23, 2020 - 75,000 SYP Air Force Intelligence contract for manning checkpoints in the Ithriya area of Hama. Offers settlement for deserters.
July 2020 - 50,000 SYP to join the Air Force Intelligence & have your case settled.
Liwa al-Quds
January 19, 2023 - new recruitment drive announced at the Khan Dannoun office offering 270,000 SYP and taswiyah for locals to serve in Deir Ez Zor.
January 23, 2021 - 110,000 SYP contract to deploy with Liwa al-Quds to Sukhnah, including taswiyah. Offered via the Military Intelligence Branch 217 which oversees Liwa al-Quds
January 2021 - New Liwa al-Quds contracts with its Homs Battalion offering increased rates: 100,000 SYP to deploy to Sukhnah and 90,000 SYP for deployment to Deir Ez Zor.
October 2020 - Liwa al-Quds contract offering 85,000 SYP for a 1 year stint in Deir Ez Zor. No mention of being open to those needing to reconcile.
Qaterji
September 30, 2024 - 1.5 million SYP contract for with with Qaterji in the Resafa area of Raqqa - presumably to help guard oil trucks which continually come under ISIS attack.
August 21, 2024 - Claimed 1 million SYP Qaterji contract, which goes up to 1.5 million after one month. Poster does not answer questions in the comments regarding place of service or taswiya.
25th Division / Tiger Forces
August 5, 2024 - 700,000 SYP for work along the Palmyra highway. Inlcudes settlement and claims salaries will soon increase. It is possible the salary difference from the other August 5th Sa’an contract is due to the taswiya offer.
August 5, 2024 - 800,000 SYP for work in the eastern Sa’an countryside of Hama. No mention of taswiya.
September 25, 2023 - 550,000 SYP to join 25th Division forces in Aleppo, all accepted except deserters. One commentor contends this claim, saying salaries do not exceed 325,000 SYP.
March 8, 2023 - 250,000 SYP contract with the 25th Division for an undisclosed location, including offer of taswiya.
January 1, 2023 - 150,000 SYP to join any one of the Cheetah Forces sub-units in Maarat al-Numan or the Lake Assad region of Aleppo. Cheetah Forces are one of the oldest Tiger Forces units and have been quietly rebuilding for many years in the eastern Aleppo region.
September 2022 - Contracts for three different 25th Division units (Rayan Group, Fuhud Regiment, and Rahal Groups) all offering 150,000 SYP and taswiyah for deployments in and around Maarat al-Numan. All contracts are via the Air Force Intelligence.
October 2021 - 150,000 SYP to join the 25th Division’s Saeed Khatib Groups in the Ithriya-Aleppo region.
May 15, 2021 - 125,000 SYP to join the 25th Division in Khanasir, south Aleppo. Contract offered via the Air Force Intelligence.
December 18, 2020 - 100,000 SYP contract for the Tiger Forces’ Sheikh Khalid Dhaher Group to be based in Abu Dhuhur Airport, includes promise of no offensive action and settlement for draft dodgers and deserters.
Oct 26, 2020 - 50,000 SYP contract for the Haider Regiment in Idlib, includes the bonus of harvesting olive groves (a common source of extra income for militias here). One commenter accuses this group of stealing his unit's olives.
May 2020 - 55,000 SYP to join Tiger Forces Storming Groups in Idlib, including settlement for deserters and allowance to keep your gun when off duty.
4th Division
August 5, 2024 - Work in the Palmyra region for the 4th Division Security Office. No mention of salary.
July 5, 2023 - 300,000 SYP to join the 4th Division Security Office in the Qusayr region of Homs. The recruiter clarifies in the comments that taswiya for deserters is not offered but that ‘tafeesh’ - the practice of paying officers for permanent leave - is allowed.
October 10, 2021 - 175,000 SYP to man 4th Division Security Office checkpoints in the Qalamoun towns of Qarah, Jayroud, and Burayj.
June 15, 2021 - Amid rising contract offers, new disputes over what is real and what is a scam. This recruiter offers 125,000 SYP to join 4th Division Security Office units in Deir Ez Zor. However, one commentors claims the real salary is still at 54,000 SYP.
July 2020 - 100,000 SYP offered for to man 4th Division Security Office checkpoints in Maskana, eastern Aleppo, including a bonus for extra days worked
July 2020 - An example of a scam contract, claiming 120,000 SYP to man 4th Division checkpoints in an unspecified place. Comments are full of people deriding the post as a lie (no one is making this much money).
May 31, 2020 - 75,000 SYP to man 4th Division Security Office checkpoints in the Qalamoun region of Damascus. Does not include taswiyah for deserters or draft dodgers.
May 2020 - 55,000 SYP to join the Ghaith Forces of the 4th Division, including settlement for cases of desertion or draft dodging. Location of service is not given and is the main question in the comments.
5th Corps
July 2020 - A 5th Corps contract for Deir Ez Zor offering $200 to man checkpoints and oil fields, comes with a card authorizing possession of a weapon and open to all civilians 18-50 years old.
At this same time, rumors abounded that the 5th Corps was looking to fill 900 new contracts in Dara’a
