Lebanese Movement in Support of Fatah

Lebanese Movement in Support of Fatah
الحركة اللبنانية لدعم فتح
LeadersUsama Fakhuri
Dates of operation1968 - ?
HeadquartersWest Beirut
Active regionsWest Beirut
Part ofLebanese National Movement
Allies Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
Opponents Lebanese Front
Lebanese Forces
Lebanese Armed Forces
Syrian Arab Armed Forces
WarsLebanese Civil War

The Lebanese Movement in Support of Fatah – LMSF (Arabic: الحركة اللبنانية لدعم فتح | Al-Harakat al-Lubnaniyyat li daem Fath) was established in 1968 by Dr. Usama Fakhuri, a second-rank Sunni politician opposed to leading Beirut Sunni za'im Saeb Salam. As its name implies, the LMSF received Fatah backing from the outset and joined the ranks of the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) in 1975.