Ahmed Jibril

Ahmed Jibril (born 1928) is the founder and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC), part of the left-wing, secular Palestinian rejectionist front, so-called because they reject proposals for a peaceful settlement with Israel.

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1928 - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command - Israel

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Since its inception in 1968, the PFLP-GC has staged numerous attacks against Israeli and other targets, both military and civilian.

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Jibril's son, Jihad Ahmed Jibril, who headed the PFLP-GC's military wing and was in line to replace Jibril as leader of the group, was killed by a car bomb in Beirut on May 20, 2002.

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Beirut - May 20 - 2002

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