National Guard of the Ba'ath Party
| National Guard | |
|---|---|
| الحرس الوطني | |
| Leaders | Hamad Ubayd Muhammad Ibrahim Ali |
| Foundation | March, 1963 |
| Dissolved | January, 1966 |
| Ideology | Ba'athism Anti-Zionism factions: Qutriyun Neo-Ba'athism |
| Political position | Left-wing factions: Far-left |
| Status | Disbanded |
| Size | 25,000 |
| Allies | Syrian Arab Armed Forces Worker's Battalions |
| Opponents | Nasserist groups Arab Nationalist Movement Muslim Brotherhood Fighting Vanguard |
| Wars | |
The National Guard of the Ba'ath Party (also sometimes called Ba'ath Party Militia) was an armed militia in Syria, created by Military Committee after 1963 coup d'etat to defend the regime. The Guard was directly subordinate to the National Council for the Revolutionary Command (ruling council set up by the Military Committee). At the time, Ba'athist Iraq also had its own National Guard, similar in its functions. In addition to this National Guard, Syria also had a "Red National Guard," controlled by Abd al-Karim al-Jundi until his suicide in 1969.