Operational Deployments
This regiment was always among the first to be called upon to hot spots in the country. It has a long history of operations, especially during the Liberation War against Syria.
Name | Date | Location | KIA | Details/Comment |
Battle of Souk el-Gharb | August 13, 1989 | Souk El Gharb, Mount Lebanon | Yes | The Lebanese Army, under the command of General Michel Aoun, battled units of the Syrian Army, Syrian Special Forces, Palestinian factions, and collaborating Lebanese militias (PSP and CP) after these units and militias launched an attack on the town of Souk el-Ghareb. This battle was considered one of the greatest battles in the history of the Lebanese Army. The 3rd company of the commando regiment was responsible to reclaim the positions that were lost in the initial attack on the east side of the town. In addition to the Lebanese Commando Regiment, the eighth and tenth brigades were involved in this battle. |
Operation Dinnieh | December 30, 1999 – January 6, 2000 | Dinnieh, North Lebanon | Yes | The operation was triggered by the ambush of a commando regiment patrol resulting in the death of several soldiers. The regiment retaliated with a large scale operation in conjunction with the Navy SEAls Regiment and the Airborne Regiment. |
Operation Nahr el Bared | May 20, 2007 – September 2, 2007 | Nahr el Bared refugee camp, North Lebanon | Yes | The regiment was the first to be called upon for deployment, and spearheaded the fighting on the majority of the fronts. |
This table does not include all the missions
In addition to those operations, the commando regiment was used to restore and maintain order in some Lebanese cities at different occasions whenever major clashes or civil strife took place.
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