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The Marada Movement (Arabic: تيار المردة, romanized: Tayyār Al-Marada) is a Lebanese political party and a former militia active during the Lebanese Civil War named after the legendary Marada (also called Mardaites) warriors of the early Middle Ages that fought on the external edge of the Byzantine Empire.
Thanks to the secret support provided by the Lebanese Army, [7] by January 1976 the Frangieh-controlled militia ranks had swollen to 2,400 troops, a total comprising 800 full-time fighters and 1,500 irregulars. At its height in the late 1970s, the Al-Marada mustered some 3,500 men and women equipped with modern small-arms. [8]
2 battery (2 system) of Grom missile have been acquired as part of Kobra (Aster) Modular Air Defence System [204] equipped with Poprad launcher mounted on Land Rover Defender, twin launchers mounted on Zur-23-2KG 23mm automatic cannon, "Soła" 3D multi-beam searching radar (MSSR), and WD-95 battery command vehicle.
The March 8 Alliance was supportive of continued Syrian intervention in Lebanon, and includes Hezbollah, the Amal Movement (both majority Shia), and the Free Patriotic Movement (majority Christian). The March 14 Alliance contained parties who advocated for the end of Syrian involvement.
Suleiman was born in Zgharta, Lebanon on 18 October 1965 into the Frangieh family, a prominent Lebanese political family who claim descent from Franks that settled in Lebanon during the Crusades. [2] He is the son of the late Tony Frangieh , who was assassinated in the Ehden massacre in 1978, and grandson of the former Lebanese President ...
Days of torrential rain have brought floods and landslides in Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, forcing the evacuation of more than 70,000 people, while killing at least 19, with seven going ...
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