South Lebanon Army
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The South Lebanon Army or South Lebanese Army, also known as the Lahad Army or as the De Facto Forces, was a Christian-dominated collaborationist militia in Lebanon. Wikipedia
Founder: Saad Haddad
Founded: 1976
Leaders: Antoine Lahad (1984–2000)
Active regions: Southern Lebanon, Tyre, Sidon, Jabal Amel, West Beirut
Battles and wars: Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990); South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
Ideology: Lebanese nationalism; Secularism; Maronite politics; Multiconfessionalism; Muslim-Christian Unity; Anti-communism
Size: c. 5,000 (early 1980s); c. 2,200 (1984); c. 3,000 (early 1990s)