The Syrian Social Nationalist Party – Intifada Wing or Abd al-Masih Wing () is a splinter group of the

Syrian Social Nationalist Party The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP; ) is a Syrian nationalist party operating in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. It advocates the establishment of a Greater Syrian nation state spanning the Fertile Crescent, including present-day Syria, Leb ...

.Lebanon Debate
جناح الانتفاضة بـ"القومي": لن نجير أصواتنا للسلطة
/ref> The split had its roots in how George Abd al-Masih had utilized his post as SSNP chairman to order the assassination of

Adnan al-Malki Adnan al-Malki (‎) (1918 – 22 April 1955) was a Syrian military officer and prominent political figure in Syria during the 1940s and 1950s. He served as the deputy-chief of staff of the Syrian Army and was one of the most powerful fig ...

in April 1954, in order to settle a personal score and without consulting the party leadership. The killing of al-Malik brought upon SSNP a massive crack-down in Syria. After his expulsion from SSNP in 1957, Abd al-Masih continued to operate his own faction. The Abd al-Masih wing remained a relatively small force. Abd al-Masih still led the group as of the 1980s. The party traditionally did not contest elections in

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

.Al Kalima
خاص – القومي برئاسة حيدر يخرق العرف.. ويرشّح إثنين للإنتخابات
During the

civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War The Syrian revolution, also known as the Syrian Revolution of Dignity, was a series of mass protests and civilian uprisings throughout Syria – with a subsequent violent reaction by the Ba'athist regime – lasting from 15 March 2011 to 8 De ...

followers of the party participated in support of the Syrian government and the Syrian Arab Army. As of 2018 the party is led by Dr. Ali Haidar, the former Minister of Reconciliation in Syria. Ali Haidar's SSNP supported the re-election of

Bashar al-Assad Bashar al-Assad (born 11September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer and former dictator Sources characterising Assad as a dictator: who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until fall of the Assad regime, his government ...

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