Zgharta Liberation Army

The Zgharta Liberation Army – ZLA (Arabic: جيش تحرير زغرتا, romanized: Jayish Tahrir Zaghrita), also known as Zghartawi Liberation Army, was the paramilitary branch of the Lebanese Marada Movement during the Lebanese Civil War. The militia was formed in 1967 by the future President of Lebanon and za'im Suleiman Frangieh as the Marada Brigade (also translated as Mardaite Brigade) seven years before the war began. The force was initially commanded by Suleiman Franjieh's son, Tony Frangieh. It operated mainly out of Tripoli and Zgharta, but it also fought in Beirut. The ZLA fought against various Palestinian and Lebanese Muslim militias as well as the Lebanese Forces in Bsharri and Ehden.

Marada Brigade/Zgharta Liberation Army
جيش تحرير زغرتا
LeadersTony Frangieh, Robert Frangieh, Suleiman Frangieh Jr.
Dates of operation1967 – 1991
Group(s)Lebanese Front
Lebanese National Salvation Front (LNSF)
HeadquartersZgharta, Ehden
IdeologyLebanese nationalism
Christian nationalism
Christian Right
Anti-Zionism
Size2,400–3,500 fighters
Allies Lebanese Army
Kataeb Regulatory Forces (KRF)
Al-Tanzim
Tigers Militia
Guardians of the Cedars (GoC)
Army of Free Lebanon (AFL)
Amal Movement
Syrian Army
Palestinian National Salvation Front
Opponents Lebanese National Movement (LNM)
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
Lebanese Arab Army (LAA)
Zahliote Group
Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC)
Lebanese Forces
Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP)
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Lebanese Army
Battles and warsLebanese Civil War
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