As-Sa'iqa

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As-Sa'iqa الصاعقة
Leader	Mohammed Qeis
Founded	September 1966 (September 1966)
Membership	7,000 (1970)[1] 2,000 (1980)[2]
Ideology	Pan-Arabism Neo-Ba'athism
National affiliation	Palestine Liberation Organization Alliance of Palestinian Forces
Regional affiliation	Syrian-led Ba'ath Party
Colors	Black, Red, White and Green (Pan-Arab colors)
Palestinian Legislative Council	0 / 132
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As-Sa'iqa
الصاعقة
Leaders	Zuheir Mohsen Isam al-Qadi Farhan Abu Al-Haija Mohammed Qeis
Dates of operation	1966–1991 2011–2018
Headquarters	Damascus
Active regions	Syria, Lebanon
Ideology	Pan-Arabism Neo-Ba'athism
Part of	Palestine Liberation Organization Alliance of Palestinian Forces
Allies	1966–1991: Syrian Army PFLP-GC Fatah al-Intifada Lebanese National Movement Palestine Liberation Army Amal Movement 2011–2018: Syria Iran Russia Hezbollah
Opponents	1966–1991: Fatah Lebanese Front Lebanese Forces  Israel 2011–2018: Free Syrian Army Criterion Brigades Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis Jaysh al-Islam Ahrar al-Sham Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Battles and wars	Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War

As-Sa'iqa (Arabic: الصَّاعِقَة, romanized: aṣ-Ṣāʽiqa, lit. 'Thunderbolt'), officially known as Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forces, (Arabic: طَلائِع حَرْب التَّحْرِير الشَّعْبِيَّة - قُوَّات الصَّاعِقَة, romanized: Ṭalāʼiʽ Ḥarb at-Taḥrīr aš-Šaʽbiyya - Quwwāt aṣ-Ṣāʽiqa) is a Palestinian Ba'athist political and military faction created by Syria. It is linked to the Palestinian branch of the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party, and is a member of the broader Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), although it is no longer active in the organization.^[3] Its Secretary-General is Dr. Mohammed Qeis.^[4]