Phalangist

/ fəˈlændʒɪst /

noun

1. 1. a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
   2. ( as modifier )

      Phalangist leaders

Example Sentences

It depicts the horrors of the 1982-83 atrocities by Christian Phalangist militia members in Palestinian refugee camps that were guarded by Israeli troops.

From Seattle Times

Mr Haddad, whose family are Palestinian Christians, describes how his 16-year-old brother was shot dead by Christian Lebanese ultranationalists - Phalangist militias - who targeted Palestinians and attacked his refugee camp north of Beirut in 1975.

From BBC

Dbayeh was invaded in 1973 by the Lebanese army and in 1976 by the Lebanese Phalangist militia.

From Seattle Times

Eid Haddad, 58, fled Dbayeh with his family after his brother was killed by Phalangist fighters and after the 1976 invasion of the camp.

From Seattle Times

In 1982, while an invading Israeli army controlled Beirut, Christian Phalangist militiamen massacred hundreds of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.

From New York Times