commanded by colonel issam abu jamra, the second brigade during the mountain war was deployed at the northern port city of tripoli as part of the lebanese armed forces (laf) northern command. as such, the brigade took no part in the september 1983 battles for the chouf district or the february 1984 battle for the control of the western districts of beirut. virtually confined to their tripoli barracks and forced into inactivity, the second brigade self-disbanded in 1987 and its units had dispersed.