Palestine Liberation Army
Semi-independent military branch of Palestine Liberation Organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Palestine Liberation Army (PLA; Arabic: جيش التحرير الفلسطيني, romanized: Jaysh at-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnī) is ostensibly the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), set up at the 1964 Arab League summit held in Alexandria, Egypt, with the mission of fighting Israel. However, it has never been under effective PLO control, but rather it has been controlled by its various host governments, usually Syria. Even though it initially operated in several countries, the present-day PLA is only active in Syria and recruits male Palestinian refugees.[3]
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Palestine Liberation Army | |
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جيش التحرير الفلسطيني Jaysh at-Tahrir al-Filastini | |
Leader | Brig. Gen. Akram Muhammad al-Salti[1] |
Dates of operation | 1964–present |
Active regions | Syria Historically: Gaza Strip, Jordan, Iraq |
Ideology | Palestinian nationalism[2] Anti-Zionism[3] |
Size | 6,000 (2017)[4] |
Allies | As-Sa'iqa PFLP-GC Fatah al-Intifada Syrian Army Hezbollah |
Opponents | Israel Defense Forces (1967, 1982) Jordan (1970–71) PLO (1976) Free Syrian Army (2011) Al-Nusra Front[5] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
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