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 |
| Died | 7 July 2021 Damascus, Syria |
| Party | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command |
| Children | Jihad Ahmed Jibril (deceased) |
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Ahmed Jibril (Arabic: أحمد جبريل; c. 1937 – 7 July 2021) 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.