Republican Guard (Syria)
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republican-guard-syria-180-8448004
title:
Republican Guard (Syria)
text:
The Syrian Republican Guard, also known as the Presidential Guard, is an elite 25,000 man praetorian guard unit in the Syrian Army, and is reportedly at a corps size with around 60,000 guardsmen. It is composed of two mechanized divisions with its main purpose to protect the capital of Syria, Damascus, from any foreign or domestic threats. The Republican Guard was the only Syrian military unit allowed within the capital before the civil war. It is designed to defend the President as well as the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Elite branch of Syria's military
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Guard_(Syria)
date created:
2006-09-26T02:37:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T10:48:51Z
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13
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