Lebanese Forces

…unified Christian militia of the Lebanese Forces (LF). In West Beirut, however, the situation drifted to near total anarchy, as the different Muslim militias repeatedly clashed with one another in the streets to settle sectarian or partisan scores. Security collapsed under these circumstances, and many Lebanese and resident foreigners were…

…said the rival Christian party, Lebanese Forces (LF), deserved only a third of the Christian representation in the cabinet, in proportion with the election results. LF, however, demanded more representation in the cabinet after having doubled its parliamentary representation in an electoral surge. After LF conceded and agreed to join…