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Arab Communist Party

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Arab Communist Party
الحزب الشيوعي العربي
FoundedFebruary 1968 (1968-02)
Split fromSyrian Communist Party
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Maoism
Anti-revisionism
Political positionFar-left

The Arab Communist Party (Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي العربي Al-Hizb Al-Shuyu'i Al-'Arabi) was a communist party in Syria, emerging as a pro-Chinese split from the Syrian Communist Party. The party was founded in February of 1968.[1] The party was harshly repressed during the 1970s, and many of its activists were imprisoned. As of 2001, several of its cadres remained in Syrian jails. [2][3] On January 29th, 2025, the Syrian government outlawed communist parties following the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024. [4]

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  1. Ismael, Tareq Y., The Communist Movement in the Arab World. New York City: RoutledgeCurzon, 2005. p. 26
  2. Amnesty International Report Archived August 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2007-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Chacko, Ben. "Syria's nightmare: the view from the country's communists". Morning Star. Retrieved 2026-06-12.