Semi-independent military branch of Palestine Liberation Organization
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-GC Fatah al-Intifada Syrian Army Hezbollah
Opponents
Israel Defense Forces (1967, 1982) Jordan (1970–71) PLO (1976) Free Syrian Army (2011) 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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^"Palestine Liberation Army (PLO) suffered heavy losses during fighting with Syrian regime". Nedaa. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
^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.
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Al-Nusra Front[5]
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