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EspañolMOVEMENT OF INDEPENDENT NASSERISTS - AL-MURABITUN
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'Movement of Independent Nasserists - al-Mourabitun' () is a Nasserist political organization and former militia group in Lebanon. ''al-mourabitūn'', also transliterated as al-Murabitoun, is an Arabic term with Muslim historical connotations literally meaning ''The Sentinels''). Al-Murabitun were led by Ibrahim Kulaylat.
The radically Arab nationalist Al-Murabitun was largely led by Sunni Muslims, but at its peak, its approximately 3,000 fighters also included many Shi'a muslims and some Druze, as well as minor numbers of other Lebanese sects. It participated in the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) under the leadership of Kamal Jumblatt's PSP against government forces and mainly Christian militias, and it was a strong ally of the Palestinian movement. It fought in West Beirut, Sidon and Tripoli among other places.
Formed in 1958, by Ibrahim Qoleilat (Kuleilat) its membership was mainly composed by Muslims of both the Shi'a and the Sunni sects, and some Druze and Christian members. It was Arab socialist and secular, as well as radically pan-Arab and Arab nationalist, it formed an important part of the opposition to the Maronite-dominated order in Lebanon. It was a member of the Front for Progressive Parties and National Forces, later reorganized as the Lebanese National Movement (LNM). It was a strong ally of the Palestinian movement.
Before and during the Lebanese Civil War it organized an armed militia known as AlMourabitoun, which held positions in West Beirut and Tripoli, Sidon, Akkar and the Bekaa valley. The party was nearly destroyed in a series of organized attacks that started in the war of 1982 during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. During the war, the Israeli side requested the exile of 2500 - 7000 members of the organization and of its leader, Ibrahim Kulaylat. An alternative plan plotted by the syrian dictatorship starting in 1984 and executed by the Druze Progressive Socialist Party who attacked the offices of the Mourabitoun. This failed attack prompted a larger attack in 1985 by the Druze
''al-Mourabitun'' symbol
The radically Arab nationalist Al-Murabitun was largely led by Sunni Muslims, but at its peak, its approximately 3,000 fighters also included many Shi'a muslims and some Druze, as well as minor numbers of other Lebanese sects. It participated in the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) under the leadership of Kamal Jumblatt's PSP against government forces and mainly Christian militias, and it was a strong ally of the Palestinian movement. It fought in West Beirut, Sidon and Tripoli among other places.
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Formed in 1958, by Ibrahim Qoleilat (Kuleilat) its membership was mainly composed by Muslims of both the Shi'a and the Sunni sects, and some Druze and Christian members. It was Arab socialist and secular, as well as radically pan-Arab and Arab nationalist, it formed an important part of the opposition to the Maronite-dominated order in Lebanon. It was a member of the Front for Progressive Parties and National Forces, later reorganized as the Lebanese National Movement (LNM). It was a strong ally of the Palestinian movement.
Before and during the Lebanese Civil War it organized an armed militia known as AlMourabitoun, which held positions in West Beirut and Tripoli, Sidon, Akkar and the Bekaa valley. The party was nearly destroyed in a series of organized attacks that started in the war of 1982 during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. During the war, the Israeli side requested the exile of 2500 - 7000 members of the organization and of its leader, Ibrahim Kulaylat. An alternative plan plotted by the syrian dictatorship starting in 1984 and executed by the Druze Progressive Socialist Party who attacked the offices of the Mourabitoun. This failed attack prompted a larger attack in 1985 by the Druze
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