The 18000th Regiment: An Early Tiger Forces Competitor
The Air Force Intelligence Aleppo Branch's attempt at out-maneuvering the AFI's Special Operations Department in 2013
A rare opposition TOW ATGM strike on April 9, 2023 destroyed a regime tank near the 46th Regiment in West Aleppo. The tank had emerged from its garage to support a small regime raid on an opposition position, triggering intense clashes and ultimately resulting in its destruction. Pro-regime Facebook pages soon mourned the death of Lieutenant Muhammad Barakat, with some pages linking the tank operator to the little-known 18000th Tank Regiment. This article will provide a brief history of thanks to exclusive information from an interview the author conducted in 2021.
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