Lions of Hussein

Lions of Hussein
Lions of Hussein
Arabic: لواء أسود الحسين
	The logo of the militia. On the bottom the slogan "Homeland, Honour, Sincerity" is written.
Leaders	Muhammad Tawfiq al-Assad †; Hussein Tawfiq al-Assad
Dates of operation	1980s – 2015 (as Shabiha and criminal organization); 2015 – present (as official militia)
Allegiance	Syria;
Headquarters	Qardaha
Active regions	Syria
Ideology	Pro-Syrian government; Anti-Wahhabism
Size	c. 1,000 (2014)
Part of	Syrian Army's 4th Corps (denied by the militia); Local Defence Forces (since 2018);
Allies	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Hezbollah; Various other Syrian pro-government militias;
Opponents	Syrian opposition and allied mujahideen; Islamic State; Army of Conquest
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015); Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015); Siege of Eastern Ghouta 2015 Marj al-Sultan offensive; ; 2015–16 Latakia offensive; Battle of Aleppo (2012–16); 2016 Latakia offensive; Eastern Syria campaign (September–December 2017) Battle of Deir ez-Zor (September–November 2017); ; Deir ez-Zor offensive (May–June 2018);

The Guardians of Syria Forces - Lions of Hussein (Arabic: قوات حماة سوريا - أسود الحسين, Quwat Humat Souriya - Usud al-Hussein), formerly known as Lions of Hussein Brigade (Arabic: لواء أسود الحسين, Liwa Usud al-Hussein) and often shortened to Lions of Hussein, are an Alawite militia which fights for the Ba'athist government during the Syrian Civil War. The unit originates as Shabiha, a criminal organization that has operated in Latakia Governorate since the 1980s, and only adopted its current name and appearance in 2015. Since then, the Lions of Hussein reportedly continued their "criminal activities on the side".

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