Lebanese Forces (Christian militia)

Lebanese Forces
القوات اللبنانية
Lebanese Forces ; القوات اللبنانية
	Cross of Resistance flag of the Lebanese Forces militia, adopted in 1984
Also known as	Ouwet
Leaders	Bachir Gemayel, Fadi Frem, Fouad Abou Nader, Elie Hobeika, Samir Geagea, Dany Chamoun
Dates of operation	1976–1994
Group(s)	Kataeb Party, Lebanese Front
Headquarters	Ashrafieh, Karantina (Beirut); Amsheet, Bikfaya
Ideology	Conservatism; Christian nationalism; Lebanese nationalism; Anti-communism; Falangism; Phoenicianism; Maronism; Muslim-Christian Unity
Status	Disbanded
Size	90,000-120,000 (total)
Allies	Lebanese Armed Forces (Pro-Gemayel faction); Internal Security Forces (ISF); Tigers Militia; Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) ; Israel Defense Forces (until 1982); Al-Tanzim; Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG); Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC); Army of Free Lebanon (AFL); South Lebanon Army (SLA)
Opponents	Lebanese National Movement (LNM); People's Liberation Army (PLA); Amal Movement; Al-Mourabitoun; Popular Nasserist Organization (PNO); Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP); Marada Brigade; Lebanese Forces – Executive Command; Hezbollah; Lebanese Armed Forces (Pro-Aoun faction); Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); Syrian Armed Forces
Battles and wars	Lebanese War (1975-1990) Siege of Tel al-Zaatar; Hundred Days' War; Battle of Zahleh; Battle of Qnat; 1982 Lebanon War; Siege of Beirut; Sabra and Shatila massacre; Mountain War (Lebanon); January 1986 Lebanese Forces coup; War of Liberation (1989–1990); War of Elimination (1990, Lebanon);

The Lebanese Forces (Arabic: القوات اللبنانية, romanized: al-Quwwat al-Lubnāniyya) was one of the main Lebanese Christian factions of the Lebanese Civil War. Originally an umbrella organization for different parties, the Lebanese Forces later became a separate organization. The Lebanese Forces replaced the previous Kataeb Regulatory Forces as the military arm of the Christian Kataeb Party. It was mainly staffed by Maronite Christians loyal to Bachir Gemayel, and fought against the Lebanese National Movement, the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Syrian Army among other enemies. The group gained infamy for their perpetration of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre, which primarily targeted Palestinian refugees following Gemayel's assassination.

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