As-Sa'iqa

As-Sa'iqa الصاعقة

Leader	Mohammed Qeis
Founded	September 1966
Membership	7,000 (1970) 2,000 (1980)
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 (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of the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party, and is a member of the broader Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), although it is no longer active in the organization. Its Secretary-General is Dr. Mohammed Qeis.