The 1st Corps is an army corps of the Syrian Army, first formed in the 1980s.
Richard Bennett wrote in 2001 that "three corps [were] formed in 1985 to give the Army more flexibility and to improve combat efficiency by decentralising the command structure, absorbing at least some of the lessons learned during the Israeli invasion of the Lebanon in 1982."
He said in 2001 that the corps covered from Golan Heights, the fortified zone and south to Der'a near the Jordanian border.
Richard Bennett's estimate of the 2001 order of battle was:
Bennett said the 1st Corps also had four independent special forces regiments, including two trained for helicopter-inserted commando operations against the Israeli signals intelligence and observation posts on Mount Hermon and elsewhere in the Golan Heights.
Cordesman et al said from 2002 to 2005, the command of the 1st Corps was replaced three times.
2013 structure
In addition, the 1st Corps force structure includes two, the 61st and 90th independent infantry brigades. Within the last one/two years, Brigade 90 has been reported in the Quneitra area.