The South Lebanon Army or South Lebanese Army (SLA; Arabic: جيش لبنان الجنوبي, Jayš Lubnān al-Janūbiyy), also known as the Lahad Army (جيش لحد) or as the De Facto Forces (DFF), was a militia founded...
The South Lebanon Army or South Lebanese Army (SLA; Arabic: جيش لبنان الجنوبي, Jayš Lubnān al-Janūbiyy), also known as the Lahad Army (جيش لحد) or as the De Facto Forces (DFF), was a militia founded by Lebanese military officer Saad Haddad in 1977, amidst the Lebanese Civil War, which evolved to operate as a quasi-military during the South Lebanon conflict, basing itself in Haddad's unrecognized State of Free Lebanon. Although officially secular, the majority of its soldiers were either Shiites or Christians, with the latter in particular dominating its higher ranks all throughout the militia's existence.
Initially, it was known as the "Free Lebanon Army" after it broke away from the Army of Free Lebanon, another Christian-dominated militia.
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The South Lebanon Army or South Lebanese Army (SLA; Arabic: جيش لبنان الجنوبي, Jayš Lubnān al-Janūbiyy), also known as the Lahad Army (جيش لحد) or as the De Facto Forces (DFF), was a militia founded by Lebanese military officer Saad Haddad in 1977, amidst the Lebanese Civil War, which evolved to operate as a quasi-military during the South Lebanon conflict, basing itself in Haddad's unrecognized State of Free Lebanon. Although officially secular, the majority of its soldiers were either Shiites or Christians, with the latter in particular dominating its higher ranks all throughout the militia's existence. Initially, it was known as the "Free Lebanon Army" after it broke away from the Army of Free Lebanon, another Christian-dominated militia.
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Although officially secular, the majority of its soldiers were either Shiites or Christians, with the latter in particular dominating its higher ranks all throughout the militia's existence. Initially, it was known as the "Free Lebanon Army" after it broke away from the Army of Free Lebanon, another Christian-dominated militia.