Lebanese Front

Lebanese Front
Lebanese Front
الجبهة اللبنانية
Leaders	Pierre Gemayel; Camille Chamoun; Suleiman Franjieh (until 1978); Dany Chamoun; ;
Dates of operation	1976–1986
Group(s)	Kataeb Party; National Liberal Party; Marada Movement (until 1978); ; Lebanese Forces ; Guardians of the Cedars; Al-Tanzim; Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG); Tyous Team of Commandos; Zahliote Group; Shuraya Party; Vanguard of the Maani Army (MDJ); (other minor organizations)
Headquarters	Lebanon
Active regions	Beirut, Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon
Ideology	Lebanese nationalism; Anti-communism; Anti-pan-Arabism; Factions:; Christian nationalism; Falangism; Phoenicianism; Anti-Arabism; Anti-Palestinianism
Political position	Right-wing
Size	20,000 (1976)
Allies	Israeli Defense Forces (IDF); Army of Free Lebanon (AFL); South Lebanon Army (SLA); Lebanese Army Revolutionary Command (LARC); Lebanese Armed Forces (sometimes) ; Internal Security Forces (ISF) (sometimes); Syrian Arab Armed Forces (until 1978)
Opponents	Lebanese National Movement (LNM); Lebanese National Resistance Front (LNRF); Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); Lebanese Communist Party (LCP); People's Liberation Army (PLA); Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP); Marada Movement (from 1978) ; Syrian Arab Armed Forces (from 1978)
Battles and wars	Lebanese Civil War

The Lebanese Front^[a] was a coalition of mainly right-wing Lebanese Nationalist parties formed in 1976 by majority Christian groups during the Lebanese Civil War.^[1] It was intended to act as a reaction force to the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) of Kamal Jumblatt and other left-wing allies.

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^ Itamar Rabinovich (1985). The War for Lebanon, 1970-1985. Cornell University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-8014-9313-3. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

[Rabinovich1985-2] Itamar Rabinovich (1985). The War for Lebanon, 1970-1985. Cornell University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-8014-9313-3. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

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Lebanese Front
الجبهة اللبنانية
Leaders	Pierre Gemayel Camille Chamoun Suleiman Franjieh (until 1978) Dany Chamoun
Dates of operation	1976–1986
Group(s)	Kataeb Party National Liberal Party Marada Movement (until 1978) Lebanese Forces Guardians of the Cedars Al-Tanzim Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG) Tyous Team of Commandos Zahliote Group Shuraya Party Vanguard of the Maani Army (MDJ) (other minor organizations)
Headquarters	Lebanon
Active regions	Beirut, Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon
Ideology	Lebanese nationalism Anti-communism Anti-pan-Arabism Factions: Christian nationalism Falangism Phoenicianism Anti-Arabism Anti-Palestinianism
Political position	Right-wing
Size	20,000 (1976)
Allies	Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Army of Free Lebanon (AFL) South Lebanon Army (SLA) Lebanese Army Revolutionary Command (LARC) Lebanese Armed Forces (sometimes) Internal Security Forces (ISF) (sometimes) Syrian Arab Armed Forces (until 1978)
Opponents	Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Lebanese National Resistance Front (LNRF) Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) People's Liberation Army (PLA) Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) Marada Movement (from 1978) Syrian Arab Armed Forces (from 1978)
Battles and wars	Lebanese Civil War

Lebanese Front

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