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[1]
Dates of operation
2015[1][2] – present
Allegiance
Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate[1][2]
Group(s)
Lions of the Cherubim
Earthquake of Jobar
Ararat Group
Lions of the Valley
Lions of Hamidiya (former)
Intervention Regiment
Lions of Dwel’a
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
Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign
Siege of Darayya and Muadamiyat
Rif Dimashq offensive (April–May 2016)
Rif Dimashq offensive (June–October 2016)
Homs offensive (November–December 2015)
2016 Hama offensive
Hama offensive (March–April 2017)
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".[1]
^ abcdAymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (14 December 2016). "Usud Al-Cherubim: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia". Syria Comment. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ abOehring (2017), p. 14.
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Syrian Armed Forces
SSNP
Various other pro-government militias
Free Syrian Army
Army of Conquest
Jaysh al-Islam
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Jund al-Aqsa