The Lebanese Special Operations Command (LSOCOM) ( ar, قيادة القوات الخاصة اللبنانية ''Kiyadat al Kouwat al Khasa al Loubnanya'') is the joint Special Operations

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of the

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which groups

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's elite units. The command is part of the

Background

The command was founded as a result of the lessons the

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learned in the Nahr el Bared Operation. The Lebanese Special Forces spearheaded the attack on the camp in which 169 soldiers died and were the workhorse in the battle and the key to the success of the campaign. Nahr el Bared was the first occasion where these regiments were able to prove themselves capable, especially at

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operations, which prompted the Lebanese Army Command to start planning to expand them.

Structure

The LSOCOM includes Lebanon's 4 Special Forces Regiments: * Navy Commando Regiment (Navy SEALs) * Commando Regiment (Also known as the Maghaweer) * Lebanese Air Assault Regiment *Counter-Sabotage ( Moukafaha) Branch and the Strike Force ( Kouwa el-Dareba) Anti-Terrorism Branch

Future

At formation, the size of the force was around 5,000 soldiers; however, the plan is to build a force the size of two to three brigades.

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Background

Structure

Future

See also

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