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Ashbal 'Lion Cubs' child soldiers in Lebanon began in spring 1969, were led by Palestinian-Arab leaders like [[Yasser Arafat]], and at the founding also by [[Ahmad Shukairy]] and George Habash of [[PFLP]], initially dubbed 'baby tigers' and were active in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref> Henry J Taylor, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19690428&id=fkcpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EWgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=862,6891427 Arab Commando Attacks]". ''Lewiston Evening Journal,'' Apr 28, 1969, p. 3; [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/230948936/ Daily Press from Newport News], Virginia, April 28, 1969, p.11.<blockquote>Baby Tigers - The State Department finds that such leaders as Arafat, Shukairy and Habeche talk of "fighting for 20 or so years." They even have training camps for 12-year-old youths, a expanding cadre called Baby Tigers.</blockquote></ref>
''Ashbal'' (sing. ''shibl'') 'Lion Cubs' child soldiers in Lebanon began in spring 1969, were led by Palestinian-Arab leaders like [[Yasser Arafat]], and at the founding also by [[Ahmad Shukairy]] and George Habash of [[PFLP]], initially dubbed 'baby tigers' and were active in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref> Henry J Taylor, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19690428&id=fkcpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EWgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=862,6891427 Arab Commando Attacks]". ''Lewiston Evening Journal,'' Apr 28, 1969, p. 3; [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/230948936/ Daily Press from Newport News], Virginia, April 28, 1969, p.11.<blockquote>Baby Tigers - The State Department finds that such leaders as Arafat, Shukairy and Habeche talk of "fighting for 20 or so years." They even have training camps for 12-year-old youths, a expanding cadre called Baby Tigers.</blockquote></ref>
The Lion Cubs was in essence, the "youth movement" of Arafat's [[Fatah]].<ref>Jillian Becker (2014), The PLO. [https://books.google.com/books?id=-7kvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA187 p. 187]</ref>
The Lion Cubs was in essence, the "youth movement" of Arafat's [[Fatah]].<ref>Jillian Becker (2014), The PLO. [https://books.google.com/books?id=-7kvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA187 p. 187]</ref>
<ref>Baracskay, D., Baracskay, D. (2011). The Palestine Liberation Organization: Terrorism and Prospects for Peace in the Holy Land. United States: ABC-CLIO. [https://books.google.com/books?id=iok1ezj_a0IC&pg=PA121 p.121].</ref>
Some were as young as eight years of age, first.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=etrjAAAAMAAJ&q=Lion+Cubs Newsweek - Volume 74, Issues 18-26 - Page 42 - 1969].
Some were as young as eight years of age, first.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=etrjAAAAMAAJ&q=Lion+Cubs Newsweek - Volume 74, Issues 18-26 - Page 42 - 1969].