Lebanese Armed Forces - Wikipedia
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya), also known as the Lebanese Army[3] (Arabic: الجيش اللبناني, romanized: Al-Jaish al-Lubnani), is the national military of the Republic of Lebanon. It consists of three branches, the ground forces, the air force, and the navy.
As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon's army …
As Israeli troops made their first forays across the border and Hezbollah responded with rocket fire, Lebanese soldiers withdrew from observation posts along the frontier and repositioned about 5 kilometers (3 miles) back.
Lebanese troops pull back 5 km from Lebanon's border with Israel ...
2024年9月30日 · Lebanese troops have pulled back from positions along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel to at least five kilometers (some three miles) north of the frontier, a Lebanese security source...
Lebanon's beleaguered army in the spotlight as truce efforts …
2024年11月19日 · The "People's March" gathered to rally for gender justice and bodily autonomy. Hezbollah has been stronger militarily than the Lebanese Armed Forces.
Will Lebanon’s Army Defend Lebanon? - Foreign Policy
2024年10月9日 · Israel’s attacks across south Lebanon and a southern suburb of Beirut, Dahiyeh, have displaced an estimated 1.2 million Lebanese, mostly Shiites, and begun to upset a deliberate separation of...
With its commander as president and amid fragile ceasefire, Lebanese …
2025年1月9日 · Retired Lebanese Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Ziad Haykal was perhaps the most optimistic, saying, “The most likely expectation is that the ceasefire agreement will hold, especially since it is ...
Lebanese troops pull back from border as Israeli ground invasion …
2024年9月29日 · Lebanese troops pulled back from the border with Israel late on Monday as a ground invasion by Israel looked imminent, just days after Israel killed the head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah...
Shadow soldiers: Does Lebanon have an army and why it is
2024年9月25日 · As the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon keeps teetering towards an outright war, many are asking, does Lebanon have an army and why it is nowhere to be seen? However, its role and...
In Lebanon, Guterres highlights challenges and support for …
6 天之前 · Continuing his high profile visit to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday underscored the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers and reiterated the organization’s commitment to supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces. His itinerary included a trip to Naqoura in the south – where ...
How Lebanon's Army Compares to Israel Defense Forces
2024年9月24日 · Lebanon's 2024 army is entirely volunteer-based and consists of "approximately 73,000 active troops (70,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 Air Force)", according to the CIA World Factbook. The LAF is...