Army of Free Lebanon
| Army of Free Lebanon | |
|---|---|
| جيش لبنان الحر | |
Army of Free Lebanon flag (1976–78) | |
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| Dates of operation | January 1976 – March 1978 |
| Headquarters | Lebanon |
| 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) 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 |
| Battles and 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.