In 1924, a federation of Christian and Muslim associations from Lebanon and Syria became member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

[4] The Boy Scouts de Syrie were removed from WOSM-membership in November 1999 due non-compliance with the constitutional obligations of WOSM (especially the non-payment of membership fees).

When the Arab Socialist Ba'th Party banned all youth organizations in the 1980s, the association lost its international recognition.

[8] The association is divided in four sections according to age:[1][2] The Scout Motto is Kun Musta'idan (كن مستعداً), translating as Be Prepared, but the local variant is Wa-a-iddoo (و أعدوا).

Syrian Scouts have a national training center at Zabadani, where the first Arab Jamboree was held in 1954.