Active April 2013–present Founded 2013 | Strength 1,000 (May 2014) Areas of operations Aleppo Governorate | |
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Ideology Pan-ArabismSecularismAnti-Zionism Groups Area of operations Aleppo Governorate, Damascus Governorate, Deraa Governorate, Homs Governorate, Quneitra Governorate Battles and wars Syrian civil war, Quneitra Governorate clashes Opponents Free Syrian Army, Al-Nusra Front | ||
The Arab National 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 National Guard's membership includes national from a variety of Arab countries, including Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria and Yemen. Some of their militiamen had fought previously in the Libyan Civil War and the Iraq War.
Ideology
The group’s ideology, falls in line with pan-Arab ideals, as well as with anti-Zionism and anti-colonialism. The Arab National Guard has its own manifesto, where it is stated that the units names are inspired from Arab politicians and martyrs who have led secularist and Arab national movements in the Middle East and North Africa region or were killed by Islamists.
