| Palestine Liberation Army | |
|---|---|
| جيش التحرير الفلسطيني Jaysh at-Tahrir al-Filastini | |
 PLA Emblem | |
| 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-GCFatah al-Intifada  Syrian Army Hezbollah |
| Opponents |  Israel Defense Forces (1967, 1982) Jordan (1970–71) PLO (1976) Free Syrian Army Ahrar al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Al-Nusra Front[5] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
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]
- ^ Brigadier General Akram Muhammad al-Salti (left) has been appointed as Chief of Staff of the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) in Syria.
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- ^ 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.