Knights of Ali

Knights of Ali
فتيان علي
LeadersSalaheddine Khalil, Ahmad Safwan
Dates of operation1967–1976
Group(s)Lebanese National Movement
HeadquartersTyre (Tyre District), Naba'a (Beirut)
IdeologyAnti-imperialism
Shia majority interests
Secularism
Size400 fighters
AlliesLebanon Lebanese National Movement
Lebanese Arab Army (LAA)
Amal Movement
Palestine Liberation Organization Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
Kurdish Democratic Party – Lebanon (KDP-L)
Syria Syrian Army
Opponents Lebanese Front
Lebanon Lebanese Army
Lebanon Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Army of Free Lebanon (AFL)
Amal Movement
/ Progressive Socialist Party/Popular Liberation Forces (PLF)
Syria Syrian Army
Battles and warsLebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
Preceded by
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The 'Knights of Ali' (Arabic: فتيان علي | Fityan Ali), also known as the 'Youth of Ali', were a small Shia political movement and militia that used to operate at West Beirut, being a member of the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) during the 1975–77 phase of the Lebanese Civil War.