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Lebanon
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The Fourth Brigade disintegrated during the Mountain War in
February 1984 as Druze militiamen attempted to create a salient
from Alayh to the coast at Khaldah, south of Beirut. Half of the
soldiers deserted and joined the Druze forces, while the remainder
fled to Christian East Beirut and enrolled in Christian-dominated
brigades.
The Fifth Brigade
The Fifth Brigade in 1987 consisted of approximately 2,000
mostly Maronite troops under the command of Colonel Khalil Kanaan.
The brigade's administrative headquarters was located in Sarba,
north of Juniyah, an LF stronghold. It consisted of three infantry
battalions and an artillery unit stationed in Brumanna, east of
Beirut. In 1987 Fifth Brigade units were deployed in the strategic
town of Suq al Gharb to prevent Druze militiamen from shelling the
capital. The Fifth Brigade was regarded as loyal to the president,
but observers believed that if called upon to fight a Christian
militia, it might remain neutral.
Data as of December 1987
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