Background
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Lebanese Armed Forces |
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| Ministry of National Defense | |||
| Lebanese Air Force | |||
| Lebanese Navy | |||
| Lebanese Special Forces | |||
| Lebanese Red Cross | |||
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| LAF Commanders | |||
| Lebanese Military Personnel | |||
| Topics of Lebanon | |||
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The command was founded as a result of the lessons the army learned in the Nahr el Bared Operation. The Lebanese Special Forces spearheaded the attack on the camp in which 169 soldiers died and were the workhorse in the battle and the key to the success of the campaign. Nahr el Bared was the first occasion where these regiments were able to prove themselves capable, especially at counter-terrorism operations, which prompted the Lebanese Army Command to start planning to expand them.
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