Arab Nationalist Guard
| Arab National Guard الحرس القومي العربي |
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| Participant in the Syrian Civil War | |
 
Arab National Guard emblem and flag
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| Active | April 2013–present |
| Ideology |
Pan-Arabism Secularism Anti-Zionism |
| Groups | Wadie 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
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| Opponents |
 Free Syrian Army Al-Nusra Front
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| Battles and wars | |
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.
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.
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