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Your continued donations keep Wikipedia runningGuardians of the CedarsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchThe neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed.Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Lebanese Renewal Party. (Discuss)LebanonThis article is part of the series:Politics and government ofLebanonConstitutionPresidentEmile LahoudPrime MinisterFouad SinioraPresent governmentParliamentSpeakerPolitical partiesElectionsGovernoratesDistrictsForeign relationsOther countries #160;• #160;Politics #160;Portalview • talk • editThe logo of the Guardians of the Cedars.The Guardians of the Cedars are a right-wing Lebanese Nationalist Party and former militia in Lebanon. The US State Department has labelled them an extremist Maronite militia and terrorist organization. [1] It was formed by Etienne Saqr (a.k.a. Abu Arz) and others along with the Lebanese Renewal Party in the early 1970s. It operated in the Lebanese Civil War under the slogan: Lebanon, at your service.The group is self-described as secular, although this fact is disputed. Policies and allegiances during Lebanons civil war would indicate that the group has a strong Maronite Christian influence.Contents1 Creation2 Participation in the Lebanese Civil War2.1 1970s2.2 1980s3 Political Beliefs4 Attitude to Palestinians5 End of the militia6 See also7 References8 External links[edit]CreationThe Guardians of the Cedars started to form a militia in the years leading up to the Lebanese Civil War and commenced military operations in April 1975.In September 1975, Communiqué No. 1 was issued to denounce advocates of the partition of Lebanon. The second communiqué contained a bitter attack on the Palestinians. The third articulated the partys attitude on the issue of Lebanese identity: Lebanon should dissociate itself from Arabism. The party spread its messages by means of graffiti in East Beirut, including such slogans as: No to Syria, no to the Palestinian Resistance, no to Arabism; Lebanon will be the graveyard of the Palestinian Terrorists.The Guardians joined with other mainly-Christian Lebanese militias in 1976 to form the Lebanese Front.[edit]Participation in the Lebanese Civil WarGuardians of the Cedars was able to field about 500-1000 fighters during the Lebanese Civil War. It claimed that they were protecting Lebanon with the word and the sword, indicating a Maronite Christian theological backing. Yet, some supporters maintain that the group played a non-sectarian or non-religious role. Despite their relatively small number (around 6,000 at their peak), the Guardians were involved in some of the heaviest engagements of the war.[edit]1970sIn March 1976, they confronted Palestinian and leftist forces in West Beirut. A Guardians unit was also dispatched to Zaarour, above the mountain road to Zahle, to support Phalangist forces. In April, Guardian fighters held a line in the area
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