Palestine Liberation Army

Palestine Liberation Army
جيش التحرير الفلسطيني
Jaysh at-Tahrir al-Filastini
LeaderBrig. Gen. Akram Muhammad al-Salti[1]
Dates of operation1964–present
Active regionsSyria
Historically: Gaza Strip, Jordan, Iraq
IdeologyPalestinian nationalism[2]
Anti-Zionism[3]
Size6,000 (2017)[4]
Allies As-Sa'iqa
PFLP-GC
Fatah al-Intifada
Syria Syrian Army
 Hezbollah
Opponents Israel Defense Forces (1967, 1982)
 Jordan (1970–71)
 PLO (1976)
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army
Ahrar al-Sham
Jaysh al-Islam
Al-Nusra Front[5]
ISIS
Battles and wars

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]

  1. ^ Brigadier General Akram Muhammad al-Salti (left) has been appointed as Chief of Staff of the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) in Syria.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hamas slams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (1 September 2015). "Overview of some pro-Assad Militias". Syria Comment. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Palestine Liberation Army (PLO) suffered heavy losses during fighting with Syrian regime". Nedaa. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Racha Abi Haidar (12 February 2014). "The Deal in Yarmouk: End of the Tragedy or Empty Words?". Al Akhbar. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b Laffin 2005, p. 38.
  7. ^ Pipes 1992, p. 133.
  8. ^ Pipes 1992, p. 121.
  9. ^ Leith Fadel (6 April 2015). "Complete Report from the Yarmouk Camp; Palestinian Resistance on the Offensive". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ^ Fadel, Leith (21 June 2016). "Syrian Army, Hezbollah capture Al-Bahariyah village in East Ghouta: map". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  11. ^ Leith Fadel (3 April 2017). "Syrian Army advances inside strategic town east of Damascus". Al Masdar News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  12. ^ Leith Aboufadel (9 March 2018). "Virtual map of East Ghouta battle: September 2015-Present". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Islamist rebels issue distress call for help as Syrian Army advances in Sheikh Miskeen". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  14. ^ "PLA Fighter Pronounced Dead in Daraa Hostilities". Action Group for Palestinians of Syria. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.