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Col. Sa'eed Musa al-Muragha (Arabic: سعيد مُراغة or سعيد موسى)(b. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language 1927) is a Palestinian militant better known as Abu Musa. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn

Early years

A Palestinian refugee, Abu Musa served in the Jordanian Army, an artillery specialist. Royal Jordanian Land Force is part of the Jordanian Armed forces (JAF Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine He was sent to receive a military education at the prestigious British Sandhurst Military Academy. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS) commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre He was involved in a coup attempt in Jordan in 1970, and joined Fatah the same year. Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير After the Black September fighting, he relocated with most of the Palestinian Resistance to Lebanon. September 1970 is known as the Black September ( in Arab history and sometimes is referred to as the "era of regrettable events Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية There he became known as a skilled commander of the forces in south Lebanon, and was promoted to deputy military head of the PLO's military presence in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990 was a multifaceted Civil war whose antecedents can be traced back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end In that capacity he led Palestinian forces against the Christian Maronite village Damour, where a massacre was enacted. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac The Damour massacre took place on 20 January, 1976 during the 1975 &ndash 1990 Lebanese Civil War. Between 1980-83, he was a member of Fatah's ruling body, the Revolutionary Council. In 1978 the Syrian government, then in conflict with the PLO, is believed to have tried to assassinate him. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية

Conflict with Arafat

Still, he gravitated increasingly into conflict with Yassir Arafat, head of Fatah and PLO. Abu Musa was a member of Fatah's leftist opposition, known to advocate the view that the Palestinians and the Lebanese National Movement were in fact fighting a class war against the Lebanese bourgeoisie, rather than participating in a sectarian conflict. The Lebanese National Movement (LNM ( Arabic: الحركة الوطنية اللبنانية) was a front of parties and organizations active during the early years Class War was a UK Class struggle based group and Newspaper originally set up by Ian Bone and others in 1983 He was also known for hardline views on Israel, and outspoken in his opposition to what he saw as Arafat's attempt to reach a negotiated solution to the conflict (see Rejectionist Front). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Rejectionist Front (جبهة الرفض or Front of the Palestinian Forces Rejecting Solutions of Surrender (جبهة القوى الفلسطينية الرافضة للحلول He also complained over corrupt practices within the PLO, especially the promotion of political appointees loyal to Arafat to important military posts.

After the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 he was vocal in his criticism of the leadership, accusing Arafat in particular for the breakdown of the PLO's defenses, and in May 1983 he started criticising Arafat publicly. This led to a widening rift within the organization, as anti-Arafat, leftist and hardliner elements of Fatah rallied to Abu Musa, who was simultaneously being courted by Hafez al-Assad of Syria. Hafez al-Assad (حافظ الأسد) ( October 6, 1930 &ndash June 10, 2000) was president of Syria, for three Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Mediation attempts by the "loyal opposition" to Arafat, such as the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), failed. The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP ( Arabic: ' الجبهة الديموقراطية لتحرير فلسطين', transliterated Al-Jabha

Fatah Uprising

In October 1983, full-scale fighting broke out, and Abu Musa's organization - dubbed Fatah Uprising (or Fatah al-Intifada in Arabic) - received massive backing from Syria, in the form of supplies and ammunition, but also direct military assistance from the Syrian Army, the Syrian brigades of the Palestinian Liberation Army, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) and as-Sa'iqa. Fatah al-Intifada ( Arabic, Fatah Uprising, فتح الانتفاضة is a Palestinian militant faction founded by Col Fatah al-Intifada ( Arabic, Fatah Uprising, فتح الانتفاضة is a Palestinian militant faction founded by Col Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Ammunition, often referred to as ammo, is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which The President of Syria is commander in chief of the Syrian armed forces comprising some 400000 troops upon mobilization The Palestinian Liberation Army (PLA was set up as the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO in 1964 with the mission of fighting Israel. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين - القيادة As-Sa'iqa (also transliterated as al-Saika, Saeqa, etc from Arabic: الصاعقة meaning storm or thunderbolt; also

The rebel forces eventually succeeded with heavy Syrian backing to push the Arafatist Fatah and PLO out of Lebanon, after years of fighting, but the price was total loss of independence. Fatah Uprising became in effect a Syrian puppet organization similar to as-Sa'iqa, and has since had very limited or no importance for the Palestinian movement. It remains as a minor faction operating in the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria and, until recently, Lebanon. A refugee camp is a temporary camp built by a government the United Nations, international organizations (such as the Red Cross) or NGOs to receive Even if it deplored the Oslo Agreement and has supported the First and Second Intifada, it has no known presence in the Palestinian Occupied Territories at all. Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles The First Intifada (1987–1993 (also " Intifada " and "war of the stones" was a mass Palestinian uprising against Israeli The are the territories captured by Israel from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967 consisting of the West Abu Musa retreated from his leadership role in the 1990s, and is today believed to reside in Damascus. Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria.


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