Vanguard of the Maani Army (Movement of the Druze Jihad)
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The Vanguard of the Maani Army (Movement of the Druze Jihad) – VMA (MDJ) (Arabic: طليعة جيش المعاني (حركة الجهاد الدرزي) | Taleat Jayish al-Maani (Harakat al-Jihad al-Duruzi)) was a predominantly Druze splinter faction of the Lebanese Army that came to play a role in the 1975–77 phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
Quick Facts Vanguard of the Maani Army (Movement of the Druze Jihad) – VMA (MDJ) طليعة جيش المعاني (حركة الجهاد الدرزي), Leaders ...
Vanguard of the Maani Army (Movement of the Druze Jihad) – VMA (MDJ) طليعة جيش المعاني (حركة الجهاد الدرزي) | |
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Leaders | Farid Hamadeh, Raouf Abdel-Salam, Wahib Abdel-Salam |
Dates of operation | 1976–1978 |
Group(s) | Lebanese Front |
Headquarters | Chouf District |
Size | 200 fighters |
Allies | Lebanese Front Lebanese Army Internal Security Forces (ISF) Army of Free Lebanon (AFL) |
Opponents | Progressive Socialist Party (PSP)/People's Liberation Army (PLA) Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Palestine Liberation Army Syrian Army |
Battles and wars | Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) |
Preceded by 100 fighters |
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