The Phalangists ' failure to absorb or destroy the rival Marada Brigade of the Frangieh Clan in the months immediately after the Ehden killings of June 1978 resulted in a severe blow to Bashir 's plans . Not only had the Marada ( and the Frangiehs ) survived intact despite the loss of their Commander , but also succeeded in defeating and ruthlessly driving the KRF out of the Koura District of northern Lebanon . By the end of 1979 , the Marada had kidnapped or slaughtered nearly 100 Kataeb Party ' members and forced many others to flee the region or go underground . That same year , the Phalangists ' also failed to force the Lebanese Armenian political parties and their respective militias into joining the Lebanese Forces . The main political parties representing the Armenian community in Lebanon – the Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( ARF or '' Tashnag '' Party ) , the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party ( ADLP or '' Ramgavar '' Party ) and the Armenian Social Democratic Party ( ASDP or '' Hunchak '' Party ) – remained fiercely neutral and successfully rebuffed any attempts to be incorporated into the LF , even though the KRF kept them under strong pressure by shelling the Armenian-populated quarters of Bourj Hammoud , Camp Marash and Nabaa in East Beirut
Ehden killings
Ehden massacre
Kataeb Regulatory Forces