| Arab Nationalist Guard الحرس القومي العربي | |
|---|---|
Arab National Guard emblem and flag | |
| Dates of operation | April 2013–present |
| Headquarters | Sidon, Lebanon[1] |
| Active regions | Western Syria |
| Ideology | Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism Anti-Zionism Nasserism Anti-imperialism Secularism |
| Size | 1,000 (May 2014)[2] |
| Allies |  Syrian Armed ForcesNational Defense Forces  Hezbollah Ba'ath Brigades (until 2018) |
| Opponents |  Free Syrian Army Ahrar al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Al-Nusra Front |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War
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The Arab Nationalist Guard (Arabic: الحرس القومي العربي) is a secular volunteer militia force operating in Syria. The group espouses an Arab nationalist ideology. The Arab Nationalist Guard's membership includes nationalists from a variety of Arab countries.
- ^ Cooper (2015), p. 59.
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- ^ "Daryya Rebels Thwarted another Attempt to Storm the City". El-Dorar Al-Shamia. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016.
- ^ Andrew Illingworth (8 January 2018). "Syrian Army's order of battle for Harasta operation in east Damascus revealed". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2018.