Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG)
The Lebanese Youth Movement – LYM (Arabic: حركة الشباب اللبنانية | Harakat al-Shabab al-Lubnaniyya), also known as the Maroun Khoury Group (MKG), was a Christian far-right militia which fought in the 1975-77 phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
| Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG) حركة الشباب اللبنانية | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | "Bash Maroun" |
| Dates of operation | Until 1977 |
| Group(s) | Lebanese Front, Lebanese Forces |
| Headquarters | Dekwaneh, East Beirut |
| Size | 500-1,000 fighters |
| Allies | Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) Army of Free Lebanon (AFL) Al-Tanzim Tigers Militia Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC) |
| Opponents | Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Syrian Army |
| Battles and wars | Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) |
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