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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]
For many years, while Michel Aoun was and exiled in Paris and on 14 July 1994, he established the Free Patriotic Movement in what he called "The National Conference". He returned to Lebanon on 7 May 2005 after the Cedar Revolution forced the withdrawal of the Syrian forces, and then contested the legislative elections held in late May in early June although it placed him on the head of the ...
VAB PC 50 [95] Some 18 units were bought in 1997. Another 32 followed in 2006 for UNIFIL mission, including 6 Ambulance and 2 PC variants. [96] Cadillac Gage Commando United States: Armoured fighting vehicle V-150 APC - Twin-Light Machine Gun Turret V-150 APC - Parapet and pintle mounted machine gun V-150 FSV - 90mm Mecar Gun
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.
Marada were a group of autonomous communities living on Mount Lebanon during the Middle Ages. Marada may also refer to: Marada (comics), a fantasy comic book character created in 1982 by John Bolton and Chris Claremont; Marada, a genus of prehistoric mammals; The Marada Brigade, a Maronite militia in the Lebanese Civil War
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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