Guardians of the Dawn
The Guardians of the Dawn (Arabic: حراس الفجر, romanized: Ḥurrās al-Fajr) are a coalition of Christian pro-government militias which are involved in the Syrian Civil War and affiliated with the Air Force Intelligence Directorate. Although the Guardians of the Dawn, whose official motto is "A homeland that we do not protect is one we do not deserve to live in", promote themselves as a Syrian nationalist force, their fighters are primarily motivated by a concept of holy war to defend the Christian areas of Syria from hostile rebels. The militiamen of Usud al-Cherubim, one of the coalition's constituent groups, even refer to themselves as "mujahideen of the cross".
| Guardians of the Dawn | |
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| حراس الفجر | |
A promotional image for the Guardians of the Dawn, showcasing their insignia to the right. The constituent groups of the coalition also frequently use the Christian cross, the Flag of Syria and images of Bashar al-Assad as logos. | |
| Leaders | Fadi Abd al-Massih Khouri |
| Dates of operation | 2015 – present |
| Allegiance | Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate |
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| Headquarters | Various Christian towns throughout Syria |
| Active regions | Western Syria |
| Ideology | Christian solidarity Christian holy war Syrian nationalism |
| Allies | Syrian Armed Forces SSNP Sootoro Various other pro-government militias |
| Opponents | Free Syrian Army Army of Conquest Jaysh al-Islam Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Jund al-Aqsa |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War
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