Military forces of the Lebanese Christian Kataeb Party (1961-84)
Kataeb Regulatory Forces قوات الكتائب النظامية
Kataeb Regulatory Forces flag (1961–1980)
Leaders
William Hawi, Bachir Gemayel, Amine Gemayel
Dates of operation
1961–1980
Group(s)
Kataeb Party, Lebanese Front
Headquarters
Achrafieh, Karantina (Beirut), Bikfaya
Size
15,000 fighters
Allies
Lebanese Army Army of Free Lebanon (AFL) Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC) Al-Tanzim Tigers Militia Marada Brigade Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Until 1982)
Opponents
Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Tigers Militia Marada Brigade Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) Amal Movement Lebanese Army Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) Syrian Army
Battles and wars
Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
Battle of the Hotels
Karantina massacre
Siege of Tel al-Zaatar
Preceded by 8,000 fighters
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The Kataeb Regulatory Forces – KRF (Arabic: قوات الكتائب النظامية, romanized: Quwwāt al-Katāʾib an-Niẓāmiyyah) or Forces Régulatoires des Kataeb (FRK) in French, were the military wing of the right-wing Lebanese Christian Kataeb Party, otherwise known as the 'Phalange', from 1961 to 1977. The Kataeb militia, which fought in the early years of the Lebanese Civil War, was the predecessor of the Lebanese Forces.
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