 Camille Chamoun then disbanded the Tigers and called for a truce, because the Tigers Militia and the Lebanese Forces were "brothers".As members of the Lebanese Front since early 1976, the Tyous were committed to the defense of the Christian-held urban and sub-urban eastern districts of the Lebanese Capital from the leftist Lebanese National Movement (LNM) militias.Engaged for the most part in static operations at Beirut's Green Line, the Tyous bore the brunt of the LNM-PLO alliance 'Spring offensive' held at March that year.