Lebanese Liberation Front
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The Lebanese Liberation Front – LLF (Arabic: Jabhat al-Tahrir al-Lubnaniyya), Front de Liberation Libanais (FLL) in French
was an underground terrorist group of nationalist trend formed in February 1987. Also designated the Lebanese Liberation Organization – LLO (Arabic: Al-Tanzim al-Tahrir al-Lubnaniyya) or Organisation de Liberation Libanais (OLL), this mysterious organization appears to have combined a variety of grievances against Syria
, Israel
and US policies over Lebanon
. In the late 1980s the LLF/LLO was responsible for a series of guerrilla attacks directed against Syrian troops stationed in Lebanese territory and although their only single action carried outside the Middle East
was in Canada
, their motivations to attack a Canadian target and significance to the group’s overall objectives remains unclear. The Lebanese Liberation Front ceased its guerrilla activities in 1989, though is presumed that it remained active at least until the mid-1990s.
French language
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was an underground terrorist group of nationalist trend formed in February 1987. Also designated the Lebanese Liberation Organization – LLO (Arabic: Al-Tanzim al-Tahrir al-Lubnaniyya) or Organisation de Liberation Libanais (OLL), this mysterious organization appears to have combined a variety of grievances against 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....
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and US policies over Lebanon
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...
. In the late 1980s the LLF/LLO was responsible for a series of guerrilla attacks directed against Syrian troops stationed in Lebanese territory and although their only single action carried outside the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
was in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, their motivations to attack a Canadian target and significance to the group’s overall objectives remains unclear. The Lebanese Liberation Front ceased its guerrilla activities in 1989, though is presumed that it remained active at least until the mid-1990s.
See also
- Lebanese civil warLebanese Civil WarThe Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted civil war in Lebanon. The war lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 150,000 to 230,000 civilian fatalities. Another one million people were wounded, and today approximately 350,000 people remain displaced. There was also a mass exodus of...
- Lebanese ForcesLebanese ForcesThe Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front...
- Guardians of the CedarsGuardians of the CedarsThe Guardians of the Cedars – GoC , also designated Gardiens du Cedre or Gardiens des Cèdres in French, are a far-right ultranationalist Lebanese party and former militia in Lebanon...
- Popular Revolutionary Resistance OrganizationPopular Revolutionary Resistance OrganizationDespite the deceiving ‘leftist’ trend of its title, the Popular Revolutionary Resistance Organization – PRRO or Organisation de la Resistance Populaire Révolutionnaire in French was a Phoenicist-oriented, anti-Syrian Lebanese Christian underground terrorist group that emerged in March 1987, being...
- Liberation BattalionLiberation BattalionThe Liberation Battalion – LB or Battalion de la Liberation in French was a small, shadowy terrorist organization dedicated to attacking Syrian Army forces in Lebanon during the mid-late 1980s...
- Sons of the SouthSons of the SouthThe Sons of the South – SotS were a small and obscure Lebanese Christian terrorist faction based in southern Lebanon, allegedly funded and trained by the Israeli Defense Forces intelligence service...