As-Sa'iqa الصاعقة | |
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Leader | Mohammed Qeis |
Founded | September 1966 |
Membership | 7,000 (1970)[1] 2,000 (1980)[2] |
Ideology | Pan-Arabism Ba'athism |
Political position | Far-left |
National affiliation | Palestine Liberation Organization Alliance of Palestinian Forces |
Regional affiliation | Syrian-led Ba'ath Party |
Colors | Black, Red, White and Green (Pan-Arab colors) |
Palestinian Legislative Council | 0 / 132 |
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الصاعقة | |
Leaders | Zuheir Mohsen Isam al-Qadi Farhan Abu Al-Haija Mohammed Qeis |
Dates of operation | 1966 –1991 2011–2018 |
Headquarters | Damascus |
Active regions | Syria, Lebanon |
Ideology | Pan-Arabism Ba'athism |
Part of | Palestine Liberation Organization Alliance of Palestinian Forces |
Allies | 1966-1991: Syrian Army PFLP-GC Fatah al-Intifada Lebanese National Movement Palestine Liberation Army Amal Movement 2011-2018: Syria Iran Russia Hezbollah |
Opponents | 1966-1991: Fatah Lebanese Front Lebanese Forces Israel 2011-2018: Free Syrian Army Criterion Brigades Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis Jaysh al-Islam Ahrar al-Sham Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham |
Battles and wars | Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War |
As-Sa'iqa (Arabic: الصَّاعِقَة, romanized: aṣ-Ṣāʽiqa, lit. 'Thunderbolt') officially known as Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forces, (Arabic: طَلائِع حَرْب التَّحْرِير الشَّعْبِيَّة - قُوَّات الصَّاعِقَة, romanized: Ṭalāʼiʽ Ḥarb at-Taḥrīr aš-Šaʽbiyya - Quwwāt aṣ-Ṣāʽiqa) is a Palestinian Ba'athist political and military faction created and controlled by Syria. It is linked to the Palestinian branch of the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party, and is a member of the broader Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), although it is no longer active in the organization.[3] Its Secretary-General is Dr. Mohammed Qeis.[4]