 In Syria, the division was reported to have become involved in the two battles in al-Qusayr starting on 19 May 2013, as part of the larger al-Qusayr offensive, launched in early April 2013 by the Syrian Army and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, with the aim of capturing the villages around the rebel-held town of al-Qusayr and ultimately launching an attack on the town itself. al-Qusayr iri muHoms Governorate, pedyo nemuganhu neLebanon. Ruwa rwacho rwakanga rwuchikosha zvikuru senzira yokuendesa zvinhu kuvapanduki vairwisana nemauto ehurumende yeSyria muHoms, uye nokuda kwokuswedera kwayo kunzvimbo dzinotsigirwa nehurumende pamhenderekedzo. 