Free Shia Movement
Political party in Lebanon
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Free Shia Movement (Arabic: التيار الشيعي الحرّ, Al-Tayar Al-Shi'iy Al-Hurr) is a Lebanese Shi'ite political movement allied with the Lebanese opposition March 14 Alliance and opposed to mainstream Shi'ite movements allied with the March 8 Alliance, namely Hezbollah and Amal Movement.
Free Shia Movement التيار الشيعي الحرّ | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Sheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | March 14 Alliance |
| Website | |
| www.chi3a.org | |
It is headed by Sheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan[1] and is opposed to the alleged political hegemony of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement on the Shi'ite community in Lebanon.[2] It also opposed the intervention of Hezbollah in Syrian civil war.[1]
