Ahmed Jibril

Ahmed Jibril
Ahmed Jibril
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". 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". Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

[AP2021-1] "Ahmed Jibril, head of Palestinian radical group, dies at 83". Associated Press (AP). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[newsru.co.il-2] 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.

[3] "Defectors from Syria-based Palestinian group seek arrest of fugitive leader". Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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