Revolutionary Youth Union was established in 1970 as a youth organization of the ruling
Ba'ath Party. 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. The organization had a newsletter named
al-Masirah (
English: The March). RYU pushed youth onto the
militaristic 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.
Syrian civil war According to the organization itself, tens of thousands of young people have joined the
government army since the start of the
civil war in Syria. Following the
fall of the Assad regime, the Union was banned by the
Syrian transitional government alongside its mother party. ==External links==