Knights of Ali

Knights of Ali
فرسان علي
LeadersSalaheddine Khalil, Ahmad Safwan
Dates of operation1967–1976
HeadquartersTyre (Tyre District), Naba'a (Beirut)
Active regionsWest Beirut, Southern Lebanon
IdeologyAnti-imperialism
Shia majority interests
Secularism
Size400 fighters
Part ofLebanese National Movement
Allies 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/People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Syria Syrian Army
Battles and warsLebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
Preceded by
Unknown

The 'Knights of Ali' (Arabic: فرسان علي | Fursan 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.