Lebanese Front
The Lebanese Front (Arabic: الجبهة اللبنانية, al-Jabha al-Lubnaniyya) was a coalition of mainly right-wing Lebanese Nationalist parties formed in 1976 by majority Christian groups during the Lebanese Civil War. It was intended to act as a reaction force to the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) of Kamal Jumblatt and other left-wing allies.
| Lebanese Front الجبهة اللبنانية | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Pierre Gemayel Camille Chamoun Suleiman Franjieh |
| Dates of operation | 1976–1986 |
| Group(s) | Kataeb Party National Liberal Party Marada Movement (until 1978) 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 | Beirut |
| Ideology | Lebanese nationalism Anti-communism Anti-pan-Arabism Factions: Christian nationalism Falangism Fascism (allegedly) Phoenicianism Anti-Arabism Anti-Palestinianism |
| 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) Syrian Armed Forces (until 1978) |
| Opponents | Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Lebanese National Resistance Front (LNRF) Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) People's Liberation Army (PLA) Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) Marada Movement (from 1978) Syrian Armed Forces (from 1978) |
| Battles and wars | Lebanese Civil War (1976–1986) |
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