Arab Nationalist Guard

Arab Nationalist Guard الحرس القومي العربي
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
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)
Allies	Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah Ba'ath Brigades
Opponents	Free Syrian Army Al-Nusra Front
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Quneitra Governorate clashes Rif Dimashq offensive Battle of Qalamoun 2014 Daraa offensive

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. 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 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.

See also

• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War