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Ahmed Jibril | |
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أحمد جبريل | |
 Jibril in 2015 | |
| Founder and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command | |
| In office 1968–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1937 Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 7 July 2021 Damascus, Syria |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command |
| Children | Jihad Ahmed Jibril (deceased) |
Ahmed Jibril (Arabic: أحمد جبريل; c. 1937 – 7 July 2021)[1][2] was a Palestinian militant and political leader who was the founder and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC).
During the Syrian Civil War, Jibril was a notable supporter of the Assad government and PFLP-GC members helped government forces to fight the Syrian opposition. However, after clashes with rebels in Yarmouk Camp in Damascus, the PFLP-GC suffered defections and was forced to withdraw from the camp, and Jibril fled the city.[3]
- ^ "Ahmed Jibril, head of Palestinian radical group, dies at 83". Yahoo News. Associated Press (AP). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ В Дамаске умер Ахмад Джабриль, один из основателей НФОП [Ahmad Jabril, one of the founders of the PFLP, dies in Damascus]. NEWSru.co.il (in Russian). Israel. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Defectors from Syria-based Palestinian group seek arrest of fugitive leader". Al Arabiya. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.