Arab Nationalist Guard

Arab Nationalist Guard
الحرس القومي العربي
Arab Nationalist Guard; الحرس القومي العربي
	Arab National Guard emblem and flag
Dates of operation	April 2013–present
Headquarters	Sidon, Lebanon
Active regions	Western Syria
Ideology	Arab nationalism; Pan-Arabism; Anti-Zionism; Nasserism; Anti-imperialism; Secularism
Size	1,000 (May 2014)
Allies	Syrian Armed Forces; National Defense Forces; Hezbollah; Ba'ath Brigades (until 2018)
Opponents	Free Syrian Army; Al-Nusra Front; Israel
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War 2012–13 escalation; Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–14); Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013); Battle of Qalamoun (2013); Daraa offensive (February–May 2014); Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016); Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat; Battle of Harasta (2017–2018); Siege of Eastern Ghouta; Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018); Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019);

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.

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