After an internal revolt in the Lebanese Forces led by Elie Hobeika and Samir Geagea against his leadership, he relinquished his power to them, refusing to fight in what he considered a fratricide venture.

Abou Nader remained active in the Lebanese Forces veterans group and return briefly to the Kataeb party.

Nader refused to engage in the struggle, and did not attempt to quell the intifada led by Elie Hobeika and Samir Geagea to remove him from power.

Just to remain in my position as head of the LF?”In 1986, he refused to recognize the tripartite agreement signed in Damascus by Elie Hobeika, and became responsible for the Kataeb regional.

In 1989, he rejected the Taef agreement signed by Georges Saade, the head of the Kataeb Social Democratic Party and approved by Samir Geagea.

Nader participated in the mass demonstrations in Baabda (where the presidential palace is located) against the Taef agreement and the invasion by the Syrian army.

After the assassination of Rafic Hariri, he participated in the mass demonstrations in downtown Beirut calling for the departure of the Syrian army.

After the Syrian withdrawal, Nader restarted his public activities by launching the "Lebanese Forces Veterans Group" with his former comrades.

His ideas for change involved enforcing a greater degree of democratic process in order to prevent struggles for power, in addition to redefining the party's platform.

His position quickly led to clashes with many leaders of the party who were opposed to change in the feudal and hereditary structure that was in place.

Nader has said that friendly relations with either Syria or Israel will be difficult to attain in the near future, "but definitely in the end we have to find a resolution.

He supports integrating Hezbollah Resistance weapons and fighters into the national system, but also calls for new volunteers from across all of the various regions and sects.