| Revolutionary Youth Union اتحاد شبيبة الثورة | |
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| Chairman | Maan Abboud[1] |
| Founded | 13 January 1970 |
| Dissolved | 29 January 2025; 9 months ago (2025-01-29)[2][3] |
| Headquarters | Damascus |
| Ideology | Neo-Ba'athism Arab nationalism Anti-Zionism Arab socialism |
| Mother party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Syria |
| International affiliation | World Federation of Democratic Youth |
| Newspaper | Al Masirah[4] |
| Website | http://ryu-sy.org/ |
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33°29′29.34″N36°14′38.14″E / 33.4914833°N 36.2439278°E /33.4914833; 36.2439278Revolutionary Youth Union (officially abbreviatedRYU;Arabic:اتحاد شبيبة الثورة,Ittihad Shabibat ath-Thawra) was the youth organization of theArab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Syria. RYU was a member organization of theWorld Federation of Democratic Youth.
Revolutionary Youth Union was established in 1970[5] as a youth organization of the rulingBa'ath Party.[6] The organization's membership was made up of 12-18 year olds, with all secondary school students in the country automatically being made members. Members were required to be solely affiliated with the Ba'ath Party and with no other political organization.[7] The organization had a newsletter namedal-Masirah (English: The March).[6] The RYU oversees the management of a special property known as Medina Shabab (literally “Youth City”), which were used for youth competitions and events, also organized by the RYU.[8] RYU pushed youth onto themilitaristic path through military events and marches - the organization also ran special camps with a military focus, where children wore military uniforms and did military activities.
According to the organization itself, tens of thousands of young people have joined thegovernment army since the start of thecivil war in Syria.[8] In 2021, the RYU launched a program to help wounded civil war veterans and their families (of course, only those who fought on the side of theBashar al-Assad government), which became known asWasiya (testament).[8] The organization also planned to launch two projects to support small enterprises, training to support talents, as well as setting up productive and ideological camps for “preparation for the struggle” (again).[8]
On July 9, 2021, a draft resolution to disband Revolutionary Youth Union and Baath Vanguard, anotherBa'athist youth organization, was sent on review. The current status of this draft resolution is unknown.[9]
Following thefall of the Assad regime, the Union was banned by theSyrian transitional government alongside its mother party.[10]
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