Sons of the South
The Sons of the South – SotS (Arabic: أبناء العرقوب transliterated Abna'a Al-Orkoub) were a small mixed religion militant faction based in southern Lebanon, active during the Lebanese Civil War. == Activities 1983-1995 == Allegedly funded and trained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intelligence service (Hebrew: Aman), and believed to be a mere cover for the Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) or the South Lebanon Army (SLA), the Sons of the South were formed in 1983 and usually operated in the Jabal Amil region close to the Israeli-controlled 'Security Zone'.