The Arab Communist Party ( 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.Ismael, Tareq Y., The Communist Movement in the Arab World. New York City: RoutledgeCurzon, 2005. p. 26 The party was harshly repressed during the 1970s, and many of its activists were imprisoned. , several of its cadres remained in Syrian jails. Amnesty International Report On January 29th, 2025, the Syrian government outlawed communist parties following the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024.
See also List of anti-revisionist groups
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