National Guard Authority

Each republic of the Arab Union has a National Guard Authority (Arabic: سلطة الحرس الوطني sulṭat al-ḥaras al-waṭanī), which is responsible for the management, implementation, recruiting, supply arrangement, etc. of the National Guard of any one republic. While the creation and maintenance of each National Guard formation is entirely the responsibility of the republics, National Guard military activities are lead by the National Guard General Staff, controlled by the President of the Arab Union who commands the National Guards as a single organisation alongside the Union Defence Forces during armed conflict.