Active 2008 Type Special Operations Part of Lebanese Armed Forces | Country Lebanon Size 5000 ( 3 brigades ) Nickname(s) LSOCOM | |
The Lebanese Special Operations Command (LSOCOM) (Arabic: قيادة القوات الخاصة اللبنانية Kiyadat al Kouwat al Khasa al Loubnanya) is the joint Special Operations command of the Lebanese Armed Forces which groups Lebanon's elite units. The command is part of the Lebanese Armed Forces.
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Background
The command was founded as a result of the lessons the army 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 counter-terrorism operations, which prompted the Lebanese Army Command to start planning to expand them.
Formation
The LSOCOM includes Lebanon's 4 Special Forces Regiments:
Future
At formation, the size of the force was around 5000 soldiers; however, the plan is to build a force the size of two to three brigades.