Free Shia Movement

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
LeaderSheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan
Founded2006 (2006)
HeadquartersBeirut, Lebanon
ReligionShi'a Islam
National affiliationMarch 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]

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