page_title: Lebanese Forces (militia)
hierarchical_section_title: Lebanese Forces (militia)
caption_attribution_description: English: This picture symbolizes the Lebanese Front (National Liberal Party, Lebanese Phalanges, Guardians of the Cedars, The Organization) the Right-Wing political parties that defended the Lebanese identity by countering Pan-Arabist and Socialist ideologies. Those 4 nationalist parties formed the Lebanese front and later became a paramilitary force The Lebanese Forces. العربية: ترمز هذه الصورة إلى الجبهة اللبنانية (الحزب الليبرالي الوطني، الكتائب اللبنانية، حراس الأرز، المنظمة)، الأحزاب السياسية اليمينية التي دافعت عن الهوية اللبنانية بمقاومة الأيديولوجيات القومية العربية والاشتراكية، ثم شكلت هذه الأحزاب الوطنية الأربعة الجبهة اللبنانية وأصبحت فيما بعد قوة شبه عسكرية القوات اللبنانية.
context_page_description: The Lebanese Forces – LF or Forces Libanaises in French, was one of the main Christian factions of the Lebanese Civil War. Originally an umbrella organization for different Christian parties, the Lebanese Forces later became a separate organization. It was mainly staffed by Maronite Christians.
  The Lebanese Front was informally organized in January 1976 under the leadership of Pierre Gemayel and Camille Chamoun. It began as a simple coordination or joint command between the predominantly Christian Kataeb Party/Kataeb Regulatory Forces, Tyous Team of Commandos, Ahrar/Tigers Militia, Al-Tanzim, Marada Brigade and Lebanese Renewal Party/Guardians of the Cedars parties and their respective military wings. The main reason behind the formation of the Lebanese Front was to strengthen the Christian side against the challenge presented by the Lebanese National Movement, an umbrella alliance of leftist Muslim parties/militias backed by the Palestine Liberation Organization and Rejectionist Front Palestinian guerrilla factions.
context_section_description: The Lebanese Forces – LF (Arabic: القوات اللبنانية | al-quwwat al-lubnāniyya) or Forces Libanaises (FL) in French, was one of the main Christian factions of the Lebanese Civil War. Originally an umbrella organization for different Christian parties, the Lebanese Forces later became a separate organization. It was mainly staffed by Maronite Christians.
  The Lebanese Front was informally organized in January 1976 under the leadership of Pierre Gemayel and Camille Chamoun. It began as a simple coordination or joint command between the predominantly Christian Kataeb Party/Kataeb Regulatory Forces (KRF), Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC), Ahrar/Tigers Militia, Al-Tanzim, Marada Brigade and Lebanese Renewal Party/Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) parties and their respective military wings. The main reason behind the formation of the Lebanese Front was to strengthen the Christian side against the challenge presented by the Lebanese National Movement (LNM), an umbrella alliance of leftist Muslim parties/militias backed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Rejectionist Front Palestinian guerrilla factions.
caption: Lebanese Forces flags (1977-present; 1983-1990)
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