Free Shia Movement
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Free Shia Movement التيار الشيعي الحرّ | |
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| Abbreviation | TSH |
| Leader | Sheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | March 14 Alliance |
| Website | |
| www.chi3a.org | |
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.
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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- ^ a b Fahd Al Zayabi Lebanon’s Shi’ites divided over Hezbollah’s role in Syria Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Asharq Alawsat 15 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013
- ^ 14 March website: الشيخ محمد الحاج حسن لموقع "14آذار": مشروع حزب الله كان دائماً الإطاحة بالنظام اللبناني[usurped] (in Arabic)
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