Guardians of the Cedars | |
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Participant in Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) | |
Logo of the Guardians of the Cedars (1974-1990). The motto can be loosely translated as "At your service, Lebanon". |
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Active | Until 1990 and 2000-present |
Groups | Lebanese Renewal Party, Lebanese Front, Lebanese Forces |
Leaders | Etienne Saqr |
Headquarters | Ashrafieh, Sabbah, Tel-Aviv |
Strength | 3,000-6,000 fighters |
Originated as | 500-1,000 fighters |
Allies | Israel Defence Forces (IDF), South Lebanon Army (SLA) |
Opponents | Lebanese National Movement (LNM), Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hezbollah, Jammoul, Syrian Army |
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The Guardians of the Cedars – GoC (Arabic: حراس الأرز; Ḥurrās al-Arz), also designated Gardiens du Cedre or Gardiens des Cèdres (GdC) in French, are a far-right ultranationalist Lebanese party and former militia in Lebanon. It was formed by Étienne Saqr (also known with the kunya or nom de guerre "Abu Arz" or "Father of the Cedars") and others along with the Lebanese Renewal Party in the early 1970s. It operated in the Lebanese Civil War under the slogan: Lebanon, at your service.
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