[7][8] Its main purpose was similar to other SRG units, to protect the second largest city of Syria, Aleppo, from any foreign or domestic threats.

[8] According Kheder Khaddour, the 30th Division united Aleppo's local militias as an umbrella organization and for while retaining their independent operating structures.

[7] The then-deputy commander of the Republican Guard and overall military commander of the 2016 Aleppo offensive, Maj. Gen. Ziad Ali Salah, was appointed in charge of the 30th Division until November 2017[7] with Major General Zeid Salih as his deputy.

[7][19] In October 2022, Major General Saleh Abdullah was named as a commander of the unit.

[20] By 2022, the 30th Division was rebuilt into a regular military unit composed of elite guardsmen.