The 17th Reserve Division (Arabic: الفرقة الاحتياطية 17) was a formation of the Syrian Army responsible for north-eastern Syria.

[12] Following the reported capture of Raqqa on 3–6 March 2013, elements of the 17th Division remained under siege to the north of the city in October 2013.

[13] Following the fall of the Menagh airbase, the remaining troops of the defeated 17th Division sought refuge with Kurdish forces.

[15] On 15 October 2016, the 137th Brigade attacked the southern outskirts of their former HQ that was occupied by ISIS in Deir ez-Zor.

[17] As of 2022, Major General Nidal Dalila, who hailed from the Republican Guard, was the commander of the 17th Reserve Division and Deir ez-Zor Security & Military Committee.