Army of Free Lebanon
| Army of Free Lebanon | |
|---|---|
| جيش لبنان الحر | |
Flag of the Army of Free Lebanon (1976–78) | |
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| Dates of operation | January 1976 – March 1978 |
| Headquarters | Shukri Ghanem Barracks |
| Active regions | East Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Northern Lebanon, Southern Lebanon |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Status | Disbanded |
| Size | 3,000 men |
| Allies | Kataeb Regulatory Forces (KRF) Al-Tanzim Marada Brigade Tigers Militia Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG) Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC) Vanguard of the Maani Army (Movement of the Druze Jihad) Lebanese Forces Internal Security Forces (ISF) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) |
| Opponents | Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) Lebanese Armed Forces Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Syrian Arab Armed Forces |
| Wars | Lebanese Civil War |
The Army of Free Lebanon – AFL (Arabic: جيش لبنان الحر, romanized: Jayish Lubnan al-Horr), also known variously as the Colonel Barakat's Army (Arabic: جيش بركات, romanized: Jayish Barakat) or Armée du Liban Libre (ALL) and Armée du Colonel Barakat in French, was a predominantly Christian splinter faction of the Lebanese Army that came to play a major role in the 1975–77 phase of the Lebanese Civil War.