Republican Guard (Syria)
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The Syrian Republican Guard (Arabic: الحرس الجمهوري السوري, romanized: al-Ḥaras as-Sūrīyah al-Jumhūrīy), also known as the Presidential Guard, is an elite 25,000 man unit, although it may actually approach corps size with around 60,000 guardsmen.[3][21] It is composed of two mechanized divisions. Its main purpose is to protect the capital of Syria, Damascus, from any foreign or domestic threats. The Guard was the only Syrian military unit allowed within the capital before the civil war.[22] It is designed to defend the President of the Republic as well as the major presidential and strategic institutions, including the presidential palaces.