Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 4 - Palestinian Liberation Front-Abu Abbas Faction (PLF)

Palestine Liberation Front-Abu Abbas Faction

Aka:  PLF; PLF-Abu Abbas; Palestine Liberation Front.

Description:  The Palestinian Liberation Front-Abu Abbas Faction (PLF) was designated as an FTO on October 8, 1997.  In the late 1970s, the PLF splintered from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.  It later split into pro-Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), pro-Syrian, and pro-Libyan factions.  The pro-PLO faction was led by Muhammad Zaydan (Aka:  Abu Abbas) and was based in Baghdad before Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Activities:  The PLF did not claim responsibility for any attacks in 2024.

Strength:  The PLF’s precise numbers are unknown.

Location/Area of Operation:  Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria.

Funding and External Aid:  The PLF’s sources of funding are unknown.

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