30 Facts About Lebanese Forces

Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese Christian-based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War.

The Kataeb Regulatory Lebanese Forces provided the largest share of fighters, and the Kataeb Party had the largest share on the council.

The Lebanese Forces returned as a political force after the Cedar Revolution in early 2005, which resulted in a withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.

Lebanese Forces Front was informally organized in January 1976 under the leadership of Bashir's father, Pierre Gemayel and Camille Chamoun.

Lebanese Forces was after established with an agreement that the direct military commander would be a Kataeb member and the vice-commander an Ahrar member.

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Bachir led his troops in the infamous "Hundred Days War" in Lebanon in 1978, in which the Lebanese Forces successfully resisted the Syrian shelling and attacking of Eastern Beirut for about three months before an Arab-brokered agreement forced the Syrians to end the siege.

The Lebanese Forces was able to confront them even though there was a big mismatch in military capabilities and was able to reverse the result of the battle of 1981.

Two Lebanese Forces soldiers died on a hill due to bad weather, they were found later holding each other.

Lebanese Forces was after established with an agreement that the direct military commander would be a Kataeb member and the vice-commander an Ahrar member.

Bashir led his troops in the infamous "Hundred Days War" in Lebanon in 1978, in which the Lebanese Forces successfully resisted the Syrian shelling and attacking of Eastern Beirut for about three months before an Arab-brokered agreement forced the Syrians to end the siege.

The Lebanese Forces was able to confront them even though there was a big mismatch in military capabilities and was able to reverse the result of the battle of 1981.

Two Lebanese Forces soldiers died on a hill due to bad weather and were found later holding each other.

Lebanese Forces then moved to Zahle with tens of his fighters where he prepared for an attack against East Beirut.

Lebanese Forces instituted a social welfare program in areas controlled by Geagea's party.

The Lebanese Forces cut its relations with Israel and emphasized relations with the Arab states, mainly Iraq but Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt.

The Lebanese Forces initially supported the military Christian government led by General Michel Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese Army.

These clashes were stopped, and after a meeting in Bkerke, the Lebanese Forces handed the national ports which it controlled to Aoun's government under pressure from the Lebanese National army.

Lebanese Forces initially supported Aoun's "Liberation War" against the Syrian army, but then agreed to the Taif Agreement, which was signed by the Lebanese deputies on 24 October 1989 in Saudi Arabia and demanded an immediate ceasefire.

Lebanese Forces rejected it vowing that he "would not sign over the country".

Lebanese Forces refused several times, because he was opposed to Syrian interference in Lebanese affairs, and his relationship with the new government deteriorated.

Lebanese Forces was incarcerated in solitary confinement, with his access to the outside world severely restricted.

Amnesty International criticized the conduct of the trials and demanded Geagea's release, and Geagea's supporters argued that the Syrian-controlled Lebanese Forces government had used the alleged crimes as a pretext for jailing Geagea and banning an anti-Syrian party.

In 1998, a group of ex-military persons in the Lebanese Forces, was alleged to have conducted military operation against the Syrian military intelligence in Lebanon.

The group was mainly formed of elites Lebanese Forces called SADEM, On 19 June 1998, a failed operation revealed the identity of some persons of this group, one of which was a Lebanese Army Captain, Camille Yared.

Lebanese Forces was an active participant in the Cedar Revolution of 2005, when popular protests and international pressure following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri combined to force Syria out of Lebanon.

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The Lebanese Forces were able to win 6 out of the 8 MPs that were nominated throughout the various regions of the country.

Currently, the Lebanese Forces have been striving to reclaim their rights to the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, which was initiated by the party in the mid-1980s.

Lebanese Forces held 8 out of the 128 seats of the Lebanese Parliament after the general elections of 2009, and were represented in the Siniora government, formed in July 2005, by the minister of tourism Joseph Sarkis, and then in the second Siniora government, formed in July 2008, by the minister of justice Ibrahim Najjar and the minister of environment Antoine Karam.

Lebanese Forces presented 18 direct members along with many other allies in every electoral district, with the exception South III, during the elections with a large anti-Hezbollah sentiment.

Lebanese Forces secured 19 seats, making the LF the largest Christian-based party in parliament, with an additional 3 from Rifi's Bloc and Chamoun.