APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah – 11 July 2021. Palestinians attend the condolences Ahmed Jibril, founder of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command organization in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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Ahmed Jibril, who died on Wednesday aged 83, founded his PFLP-GC in 1968 after splitting from the PFLP of Palestinian nationalist leader George Habash.
In its early years, the PFLP-GC, designated as a terrorist group by the United States, carried out dozens of attacks in the Middle East and Europe, including airplane bombings, kidnappings and letter bombs.
Jibril was long at odds with the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his successor Mahmoud Abbas over peace accords with Israel.
Jibril had fought alongside Syrian government troops to retake Yarmouk during Syria's decade-long conflict and was criticised by some Palestinians for aligning his group behind President Bashar al-Assad's forces throughout the war.
His funeral was attended by the Iranian ambassador in Damascus, leaders of Palestinian factions in Syria and top officials from Syria's ruling party.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah – 11 July 2021. Palestinians attend the condolences Ahmed Jibril, founder of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command organization in the West Bank city of Ramallah. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mofeed Jalgoum, a leader in Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command organization. STORYLINE Ahmed Jibril, who died on Wednesday aged 83, founded his PFLP-GC in 1968 after splitting from the PFLP of Palestinian nationalist leader George Habash. In its early years, the PFLP-GC, designated as a terrorist group by the United States, carried out dozens of attacks in the Middle East and Europe, including airplane bombings, kidnappings and letter bombs. Jibril was long at odds with the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his successor Mahmoud Abbas over peace accords with Israel. Jibril had fought alongside Syrian government troops to retake Yarmouk during Syria's decade-long conflict and was criticised by some Palestinians for aligning his group behind President Bashar al-Assad's forces throughout the war. His funeral was attended by the Iranian ambassador in Damascus, leaders of Palestinian factions in Syria and top officials from Syria's ruling party. Footage by/APAwire
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