Tigers Militia
| Tigers militia نمور الأحرار | |
|---|---|
NLP Tigers militia patch (1968–1980) | |
| Leaders | Naim Berdkan, Dany Chamoun, Dory Chamoun |
| Dates of operation | October 1968 – August 1980 |
| Headquarters | Sodeco Square (Achrafieh – Beirut), Safra |
| Active regions | East Beirut, Mount Lebanon, South Lebanon |
| Size | 3,500 men |
| Part of | National Liberal Party Lebanese Front Lebanese Forces |
| Allies | Lebanese Armed Forces Army of Free Lebanon (AFL) Kataeb Regulatory Forces (KRF) Lebanese Forces Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) Al-Tanzim Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC) Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG) Marada Brigade South Lebanon Army (SLA) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) |
| Opponents | Lebanese National Movement (LNM) Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) Lebanese Forces after 1980 Amal Movement Popular Nasserist Organization (PNO) Al-Mourabitoun Tyous Team of Commandos (TTC) after 1980 Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) Syrian Arab Armed Forces |
| Battles and wars | Israeli–Lebanese conflict Lebanese Civil War |
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The Tigers militia (Arabic: نمور الأحرار, transliterated: Numūr al-Aḥrar; French: PNL "Lionceaux"), also known as Tigers of the Liberals (Arabic: نمور الليبراليين, transliterated: Numūr al-Lībrāliyyīn) was the military wing of the National Liberal Party (NLP) during the 1975-78 phase of the Lebanese Civil War. Established in the late 1960s, the NLP militia was the second major faction within the Lebanese nationalist Christian Lebanese Front coalition under the leadership of Dany Chamoun, son of the NLP's president Camille Chamoun, from 1976 until 1980, when it was forcefully incorporated into the Lebanese Forces.