Arab Nationalist Guard

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Arab Nationalist Guard
الحرس القومي العربي
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Emblem of the Arab National Guard.svg
Flag of the Arab National Guard.svg
Arab Nationalist Guard emblem and flag
Active April 2013–present
Ideology Pan-Arabism
Secularism
Anti-Zionism
Groups Wadih Haddad battalion, Haydar al-Amali battalion, Mohamed Brahmi battalion, Jules Jammal battalion
Area of operations Aleppo Governorate, Damascus Governorate, Deraa Governorate, Homs Governorate, Quneitra Governorate
Strength 1,000 (May 2014)[1]
Allies Syria Syrian Armed Forces
23x15px National Defense Force
Hezbollah
Ba'ath Brigades
Opponents Syria Free Syrian Army
Al-Nusra Front
Battles and wars Syrian Civil War

The Arab Nationalist Guard (Arabic: الحرس القومي العربي‎‎) is a secular volunteer militia force operating in Syria. The group espouses an Arab nationalist ideology, gathering away from any sectarian, ethnic, or religious extremism. The Arab Nationalist Guard's membership includes nationalists from a variety of Arab countries, including Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria and Yemen.[1][2] Some of their militiamen had fought previously in the Libyan Civil War and the Iraq War.[1]

Ideology

The group’s ideology,[3] falls in line with pan-Arab ideals, as well as with anti-Zionism and anti-colonialism. The Arab Nationalist Guard has its own manifesto, where it is stated that the units names are inspired from Arab or North African politicians and martyrs who have led secularist and Arab nationalist movements or were killed by Islamists.

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