Guardians of the Cedars

Guardians of the Cedars
Logo of the Guardians of the Cedars (1974–1990) (remastered version 2022). The motto can be loosely translated as "At your service, Lebanon".
Leaders	Etienne Saqr
Dates of operation	1975–1990
Country	Lebanon
Group(s)	Lebanese Renewal Party, Lebanese Front, Lebanese Forces
Motives	Creating of a Secular Phoenician State Deportation of all immigrants Get rid of Arabism from Lebanon
Headquarters	Achrafieh (Beirut), Sabbah
Active regions	East Beirut, Mount Lebanon, South Lebanon
Ideology	Lebanese nationalism Ultranationalism Social conservatism Anti-Arabism Anti-communism Anti-Palestinianism Phoenicianism Xenophobia Ethnic nationalism Secularism Muslim-Christian unity
Political position	Far-right
Slogan	"At your service, Lebanon".
Status	Outlawed
Size	6000 fighters
Allies	Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lebanese Forces, South Lebanon Army (SLA)
Opponents	Lebanese National Movement (LNM), Lebanese Arab Army (LAA), Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hezbollah, Jammoul, Syrian Army
Battles and wars	Lebanese civil war (1975–1990)
Designated as a terrorist group by	Syria
Preceded by Lebanese Renewal Party

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The Guardians of the Cedars (GoC; Arabic: حراس الأرز; Ḥurrās al-Arz) was a far-right ultranationalist Lebanese party and former militia in Lebanon. It was formed by Étienne Saqr (also known with the kunya "Abu Arz" or "Father of the Cedars") 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 militia was explicitly Anti-Palestinian, and gained a reputation for brutality against Palestinian fighters and civilians.