Flag looted from Beirut from the First Lebanon War 1982 of the SSNP • Syrian Social Nationalist Party • The party operates two militias: the Lions of the Fray (Ashbal al-Thawra), and its military wing, the Eagles of the Storm (Nusour al-Zawba’a) They operated in close coordination with Syria against Israel and its allies in Lebanon.

Flag looted from Beirut from the First Lebanon War 1982 of the SSNP

• Syrian Social Nationalist Party
• Advocates secular Syrian nationalism and the establishment of a “Greater Syria” (including Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Kuwait and Cyprus)
• More than 100,000 members
• The party operates two militias: the Lions of the Fray (Ashbal al-Thawra) – the youth units or small local militias affiliated with the Syrian regime (al-Assad), and its military wing, the Eagles of the Storm (Nusour al-Zawba’a) containing approximately 6,000-8,000 activists. The name is derived from the party’s “Zauba” (storm/whirlwind) symbol. They played a central role as part of the Lebanese National Movement (LNM), which operated in close coordination with Syria against Israel and its allies in Lebanon.

There has been a long-standing cooperation between Nasr al-Zuba’a and Hezbollah

• Assassination of Bashir Gemayel (1982): Habib Artuni, a member of the party, planted the bomb that killed the elected president of Lebanon, who was considered an ally of Israel. This action led to the entry of the IDF into West Beirut.
• Establishment of the National Resistance Front (LNRF): After the occupation of Beirut, the SSNP was one of the founders of the “Lebanese National Resistance Front” (Jemhol), together with the Communist Party. They began to carry out guerrilla operations against IDF forces stationed in the city and in southern Lebanon.

Suicide bombings: The SSNP pioneered the use of suicide bombers against IDF and SDA forces in southern Lebanon during the 1980s.

• Structure and symbols: The party is known for its strict discipline and organizational structure that was once perceived as having fascist characteristics. : The party’s flag (the “Zoubaa”) Its symbol is the “Zoubaa” (storm) representing the four virtues: freedom, duty, discipline, and strength – a red-black symbol resembling a weathervane. Or a swastika
• Iron Swords War (2023–present)
• While in 1982 the party was an independent and prominent factor in show and terrorist attacks, in the “Iron Swords” it functions mainly as a small auxiliary force within the broader campaign waged by Hezbollah.
• In the current war, the party operates under Hezbollah’s auspices as part of the “axis of resistance” on the northern border.
• Scope of forces: The party operates hundreds of fighters in outposts in southern Lebanon. Although it maintains thousands of fighters in Syria, only a small number of them participate directly in the fighting against Israel in Lebanon.

Flag looted from Beirut from the First Lebanon War 1982 of the SSNP

• Syrian Social Nationalist Party

• The party operates two militias: the Lions of the Fray (Ashbal al-Thawra), and its military wing, the Eagles of the Storm (Nusour al-Zawba’a) They operated in close coordination with Syria against Israel and its allies in Lebanon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Social_Nationalist_Party

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