Syrian Civil War 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division (Persian: لشکر 17 علی ابن ابی طالب) was a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the Iran–Iraq War.
[1] After Operation Tariq-ol-Qods, the 17th Brigade of Qom (تیپ 17 قم) was established in the Shush area.
Its commander was initially Morteza Saffari, who later became the deputy of Fajr Headquarters and was replaced by Hassan Darvish.
In the fourth phase of the Operation Ramadan, Mehdi Zeinoddin was appointed as the new commander of the brigade.
After Operation Muharram and the expansion of IRGC brigades, this unit was expanded to the 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division.