Levanti Royal Defense Forces

The Levanti Royal Defense Forces are the combined armed forces of the Kingdom of Northern Levant.

History
The Levanti Royal Defense Forces were founded after the transition to a monarchy with the Ar Raqqah Declaration in 1972. Formerly, the armed forces were known as the Levanti Armed Forces. The armed forces originated from the militant wing of Free Levanti League, which was a the primary rebel group during the Levanti Revolution. After the revolution and the formation of the Republic of Northern Levant, the Free Levanti League's militant wing became known as the Levanti Armed Forces. The country's military was divided between the forces of General Allamu Boulos, who led a military coup against the government, and the loyalists to President Ammar Tawfeek. By the end of the Civil War, a large majority of rebelling forces had deserted, were killed in conflict, or been captured and executed for treason.

On May 7th, 1958, Ammar Tawfeek established an autocratic dictatorship within Northern Levant. In 1963, Tawfeek launched the Invasion of Cyprus which captured the island within four years of fighting and unrest. In 1969, with the outbreak of the Second Levanti Civil War. After three years of fighting between the forces loyal to President Tawfeek and the rebel opposition, the Ar Raqqah Declaration established peace between both sides. With the peace, the military was transitioned into the Levanti Royal Defense Forces which would serve to defend the nation rather than be used for offensive military operations. In 2011, with the outbreak of civil unrest in Egypt, Queen Aila ordered the seizure of the Suez Canal to insure stable trade in the region continued.