Division al-Hamza

Associated individual(s): Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr

The Hamza Division is an armed militia created in 2016 and operating in Syria. Throughout the Syrian civil war, the Hamza Division has been responsible for numerous acts of torture in its detention centres, for extortion and for forced displacement of civilians, especially in the region of Afrin and Aleppo.

The Hamza Division is an armed militia created in 2016 and operating in Syria. Throughout the Syrian civil war, the Hamza Division has been responsible for numerous acts of torture in its detention centres, for extortion and for forced displacement of civilians, especially in the region of Afrin and Aleppo. In March 2025, the Hamza Division, under Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr’s command, took part in the violence in the coastal region of Syria, targeting civilians and especially the Alawite community, including by committing arbitrary killings of civilians. The Hamza division is therefore responsible for serious human rights abuses in Syria, including torture and arbitrary killings.

Personnes associées: Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr - La division al-Hamza est une milice armée créée en 2016 et opérant en Syrie. Tout au long de la guerre civile syrienne, la division al-Hamza a été responsable de nombreux actes de torture perpétrés dans ses centres de détention, d'actes d'extorsion et de déplacements forcés de civils, en particulier dans les régions d'Afrin et d'Alep. En mars 2025, la division al-Hamza, sous le commandement de Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr, a participé aux violences perpétrées dans la région côtière de la Syrie ciblant des civils, en particulier la communauté alaouite, et qui comprenaient des assassinats arbitraires de civils. La division al-Hamza est donc responsable de graves violations des droits de l'homme en Syrie, y compris des actes de torture et des assassinats arbitraires.

Personnes associées : Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr