Zahliote Group
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The Zahliote Group – ZG (Arabic: مجموعة زحلوتي | Majmueat Zhlouty) or Groupement Zahliote (GZ) in French, was a small Lebanese Christian militia raised in the Greek Catholic town of Zahlé in the Beqaa Valley, which fought in the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1981.
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Zahliote Group – ZG مجموعة زحلوتي | |
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Leaders | Aziz Wardeh (sometimes spelled Warde) |
Dates of operation | 1975–1978 |
Group(s) | Lebanese Front, Lebanese Forces |
Headquarters | Zahlé |
Size | 500 fighters |
Allies | Lebanese Front Lebanese Forces Lebanese Army Internal Security Forces (ISF) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) |
Opponents | Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) Zgharta Liberation Army (ZLA) Free Tigers militia Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Syrian Army |
Battles and wars | Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) |
Preceded by 100 fighters |
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