The movement’s militia, also designated Battalions de la Resistance Libanaise (BRL) in French, but simply known by its Arabic acronym ‘Amal’, was secretly established with the help of the Palestinian Fatah, who provided weapons and training at their Beqaa facilities.
The specific name bekaensis is named after the Beqaa Governorate, where it occurs.
In Beqaa, the Resistance and Development Bloc won 11 seats, the Hariri List eight, and the Aoun Alliance four.
The movement’s militia, also designated Batallions de la Resistance Libanaise (BRL) in French, but simply known by its Arabic acronym ‘El-Amal’, was secretly established with the help of the Palestinian Fatah, who provided weapons and training at their Beqaa facilities.
Lebanese authorities issued a warrant for al-Tufayli's arrest and Lebanese Army units conducted a massive sweep of the Beqaa.
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The LFU was formed by Hobeika at Zahlé out of his LF supporters, who sought refuge in the Syrian-controlled Beqaa after being ousted from East Beirut in January 1985 by the Lebanese Forces' faction led by Samir Geagea.
Maqne or Maakne is a town and municipality in the Baalbek District of the Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon.