Who's who in Lebanon | Socialist Action 1983

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Progressive Socialist movement led by Walid Jumblatt. son of the Druze leader murdered in 19/1. Main Lebanese army today. Lebanese affiliate of the Socialist International.

Amal. Shi'ite Muslim militia. A recent arrival on the Lebanese scene following Iranian revolution. Strong in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Before Israeli invastion engaged in clashes with Palestinians and Arab nationalist forces. against Israeli invaders, fighting against Lebanese army today.

Liberation wings have their own militias. Main forces: Fatah, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Fatah split between proMain forces in Bek'aa Valley and Tripoli (proArafat).

Independent Nasserist tionalist militia.

Israelis in West Beirut earlier this year. Largest of several Nasserist movements.

Ba'ath Party of Syria Lebanese front for the Syrian government, one of many front organisations maintained by Syria: Equivalent of Saiqa the Syrians' front in the PLO. Lebanese Communist Party. Founded in 1940. Many of its leading origin, but has fought against the Christians with the Lebanese left.

Phalangists. in 1936 by Maronites. 'Mountain', ancestral home of Gemayel family. Bashir Gemayel, gangster leader of the Phalangist alles. was made President assassinated in the same year. His brother Amin is LUW 'Lebanese Forces' and co-operated closely with president. * narangist Lebanese army.

Tiger militia. moun. Main militia responsible for the Tel AlZatar massacre of Palestinians in 1976. Sleiman Franjieh. Former president at time of civil war. Allied with the Syrians. against Forces. His militia engaged in bitter feud with Gemayel following assassination of his son, Tony, by Bashir Gemayel's militia in 1975. saad Haddad. Cashiered major of the Lebanese my. His militia has control of large chunk of th extreme south of the country ('Haddad-land'). Puppet of the Israelis. His forces will be the 'barrier' protecting north Israel if the Israelis ever withdraw.

Druze nationalist Kamal Jumblatt, force fighting the Fought hard Organisation. Different organisation and anti-Arafat wings.

Movement. Arab naFought bitter battle with the Lebanese branch.

members are of Christian Right wing Christian party founded Pierre Gemayel. Main force among Centred on town of Bikfaya near the in 1982 militia today called Christian militia of Emille ChaLebanese