Ibrahim Kulaylat
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Ibrahim Kulaylat is a lebanese
political man
.
Head of the Nasserist Party
, known under the name of al-Mourabitoun, established in 1958, he organized a multi-confessional militia, consisted specially of Sunni
, Shiite Muslims and progressive Christians. His militia, strong of more than 3000 fighters, took an active part in the Lebanese War of 1982, by becoming allied to the Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO), managed by Yasser Arafat
, also by becoming allied to the other left-wing parties to form the Lebanese National Movement
, against the parties of the Lebanese right with Christian majority.
In 1982 al-Mourabitoun militia defended with doggedness Beirut
, besieged by the Israeli army, and this during 3 months, and continued its resistance to the occupant, up to the withdrawal of Israeli troops of the Lebanese
capital.
In 1985, taking advantage of his journey in France
, and under the pressure of the Syria
n regime, his ex-allies of the progressive socialist Party and the group Amal
returned against him, because he was also opposite to the Syrian dominion as the Israeli on the Lebanon.
Since, he chose to exile himself and did not take a stand any more on the Lebanese political scene. In 2001 his party was reorganized and retied its alliances with the other progressive Lebanese parties, but since the intensification of the political crisis in the Lebanon, further to the murder of Lebanese ex-Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, numerous rumors announce his return in the country.
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
political man
Politician
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.
Head of the Nasserist Party
Nasserist Party
The Arab Democratic Nasserist Party is a Nasserist political party in Egypt, styling itself as the ideological successor of the old Arab Socialist Union party of Egypt's second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser....
, known under the name of al-Mourabitoun, established in 1958, he organized a multi-confessional militia, consisted specially of Sunni
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims are referred to in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah for short; in English, they are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites....
, Shiite Muslims and progressive Christians. His militia, strong of more than 3000 fighters, took an active part in the Lebanese War of 1982, by becoming allied to the Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
(PLO), managed by Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority...
, also by becoming allied to the other left-wing parties to form the Lebanese National Movement
Lebanese National Movement
The Lebanese National Movement or Mouvement National Libanais in French, was a front of parties and organizations active during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War...
, against the parties of the Lebanese right with Christian majority.
In 1982 al-Mourabitoun militia defended with doggedness Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, besieged by the Israeli army, and this during 3 months, and continued its resistance to the occupant, up to the withdrawal of Israeli troops of the Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
capital.
In 1985, taking advantage of his journey in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and under the pressure of the Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n regime, his ex-allies of the progressive socialist Party and the group Amal
Amal Movement
Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa...
returned against him, because he was also opposite to the Syrian dominion as the Israeli on the Lebanon.
Since, he chose to exile himself and did not take a stand any more on the Lebanese political scene. In 2001 his party was reorganized and retied its alliances with the other progressive Lebanese parties, but since the intensification of the political crisis in the Lebanon, further to the murder of Lebanese ex-Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, numerous rumors announce his return in the country.