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Document #2145059
USDOS – US Department of State (Author)
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.
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Israel, the West Bank and Gaza (Periodical Report, English)
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Lebanon (Periodical Report, English)
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 2 - Syria (Periodical Report, English)
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