 Introduced by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) guerrilla groups, technicals were extensively employed by all factions involved in the Lebanese Civil War between 1975 and 1990, including the Christian Lebanese Front and Muslim Lebanese National Movement (LNM) irregular militias, the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces (ISF).Opposition forces have reportedly used technicals in the fighting for the Chouf District during the May 2008 clashes in Lebanon.During the Libyan Civil War, both regime loyalist forces as well as the anti-Gaddafi forces used technicals extensively.