Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. The main reason behind the formation of the Lebanese Front was to strengthen the Christian side against the challenge presented by the Lebanese National Movement (LNM), an umbrella alliance of leftist Muslim parties/militias backed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Rejectionist Front Palestinian guerrilla factions. It began as a simple coordination or joint command between the predominantly Christian Kataeb Party/ Kataeb Regulatory Forces (KRF), Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC), Ahrar/ Tigers Militia, Al-Tanzim, Marada Brigade and Lebanese Renewal Party/ Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) parties and their respective military wings. The Lebanese Front was informally organized in January 1976 under the leadership of Pierre Gemayel and Camille Chamoun. The group gained infamy for their involvement in the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre, which primarily targeted Palestinian refugees following Gemayel's assassination. 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. Originally an umbrella organization for different Christian parties, the Lebanese Forces later became a separate organization. The Lebanese Forces ( Arabic: القوات اللبنانية, romanized: al-Quwwat al-Lubnāniyya) was one of the main Christian factions of the Lebanese Civil War. Lebanese Armed Forces (Pro- Aoun faction) Lebanese Armed Forces (Pro- Gemayel faction) Cross of Resistance flag of the Lebanese Forces militia, adopted in 1984īachir Gemayel, Fadi Frem, Fouad Abou Nader, Elie Hobeika, Samir Geagea
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