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| Fatah
Revolutionary Council |
This terrorist organization is led by Sabri al-Banna. It is an international terrorist group that is organized into political, military, and financial committees. This group split away from another terrorist group called the PLO in 1974 | |
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| Black September | ||
| Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims | ||
| What terrorist events have they carried out? | How strong are they? | |
| Twenty countries have been attacked by the Abu Nidal Organization of terrorists. The main targets of this group is the United States, France, United Kingdom, Israel, and some Arab nations. Some other terrorist groups are also the enemies of Abu Nidal terrorists. | The Abu Nidal Organization has just a few hundred members. It has some help from around the world, but not much. | |
| December 1985 | Who helps them train and prepare for an attack? | |
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attacked the Rome and Vienna airports. attacked the Neve Shalom synagogue in Istanbul |
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| September 1986 | Up until 1987, the Abu Nidal Organization was given a lot of help from Iraq, Libya, and Syria. They received money, safe hiding places, training, and support when it was time to make an attack. In 1999 this group was forced out of Libya and Egypt. No countries are supporting the Abu Nidal Organization right now. | |
| hijacked Pan Am flight 73 in Karachi | ||
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| Poros Greece ship attack | ||
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assinated PLO deputy chief Abu Iyad assinated PLO security chief Abu Hul in Tunis |
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| assinated a Jordanian diplomat living in Lebanon | ||
| Where in the world are they located? | ||
| In December 1998 the Abu Nidal Organization moved to Iraq. It also has refugee camps and a base to operate from in Lebanon. There are some bases in Sudan and Syria. This terrorist group operates easily around the world, but especially in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. | ||
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