Al-Tanzim
Sign in to saveAl-Tanzim, Al-Tanzym or At-Tanzim () was the name of a secret military society and militia set up by Christian activists in Lebanon at the early 1970s, and which came to play an important role in the Lebanese Civil War.
Key facts
- War Faction.name
- Lebanese Resistance Movement - The Organization
- War Faction.native_name
- حركة المقاومة اللبنانية - التنظيم
- War Faction.war
- Lebanese Civil War
- War Faction.active
- 1969–1990
- War Faction.leaders
- Georges Adwan
- War Faction.headquarters
- Achrafieh (Beirut), Dekwaneh
- War Faction.area
- East Beirut, Mount Lebanon
- War Faction.size
- 1,500 fighters
- War Faction.ideology
- Lebanese nationalismUltranationalismPhoenicianismAnti-communismAnti-Palestinianism
- War Faction.position
- Far-right
- War Faction.predecessor
- 200 fighters
- War Faction.partof
- Lebanese FrontLebanese Forces
- War Faction.allies
- Lebanese Armed Forces22px|border Kataeb Regulatory Forces Guardians of the Cedars22px|border Tigers MilitiaMarada Brigade22px|border Lebanese Youth Movement22px|border Tyous Team of Commandos Army of Free Lebanon Israel Defense Forces
- War Faction.opponents
- Lebanese National Movement Lebanese Arab Army22px|border Amal Movement Palestine Liberation Organization Syrian Arab Armed Forces
- War Faction.status
- Disbanded
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Emblem
- Origins
- Structure and organization
- List of MOC/Tanzim Commanders
- Political beliefs
- The Tanzim in the Lebanese Civil War
- Early expansion phase 1975–76
- Reversals and re-organization 1976–79
- The later years 1979–1990
- The Tanzim Party
- Weapons and equipment
- Small arms
- Vehicles
- Artillery
- Uniforms and insignia
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Al-Tanzim, Al-Tanzym or At-Tanzim () was the name of a secret military society and militia set up by Christian activists in Lebanon at the early 1970s, and which came to play an important role in the Lebanese Civil War.
==Emblem== thumb|Al-Tanzim logo thumb|Al-Tanzim logo (alternate version) The emblem of the group, a map of Lebanon with a cedar tree at the center, with the phrase "You love it, work for it" written below, was designed in 1970 during an expedition made by the Tanzim to the village of Kfarchouba in Hasbaya District, Nabatieh Governorate, in order to assist the affected population in the reconstruction effort, following an Israeli Air Force (IAF) air raid in Southern Lebanon. Kfarchouba is a mainly Muslim village in Southern Lebanon and this act symbolized the Nationalist yet Secular ideals of the Tanzim.
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