Zahliote Group
The Zahliote Group – ZG (Arabic: مجموعة زحلوتي | Majmueat Zhlouty) or Groupement Zahliote (GZ) in French, was a small Lebanese Christian militia raised in the Greek Catholic town of Zahlé in the Beqaa Valley, which fought in the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1981.
| Zahliote Group – ZG مجموعة زحلوتي | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Aziz Wardeh (also spelled Warde) |
| Dates of operation | 1975–1978 |
| Group(s) | Lebanese Front, Lebanese Forces |
| Headquarters | Zahlé |
| Size | 500 fighters |
| Allies | Lebanese Front Lebanese Forces Lebanese Army Internal Security Forces (ISF) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) |
| Opponents | Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) Zgharta Liberation Army (ZLA) Free Tigers militia Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Syrian Army |
| Battles and wars | Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) |
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