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''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>  

''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' [[File:Arafat's Baby Tigers.PNG|thumb|'Baby Tigers' - as first referred to in 1969, in US]]

 

They 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>  

It early years. There were 'Lion Cubs' in [[Jordan]] too.

It early years. There were 'Lion Cubs' in [[Jordan]] too.