Abu Nidal Organization
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The Abu Nidal Organization was a notoriously violent Palestinian militant group known for its international terrorist attacks during the 1970s and 1980s.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian militant group
ⓘ
militant organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Arab Revolutionary Brigades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black June NERFINISHED ⓘ Fatah Revolutionary Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Fatah – Revolutionary Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | late 1990s ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualtiesCaused | hundreds of deaths ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Abu Nidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Abu Nidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Baghdad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Ba'athism (Iraqi-aligned)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestinian nationalism ⓘ rejectionism ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| memberOf | rejectionist front against the PLO ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abu Nidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAttack |
1982 attempted assassination of Shlomo Argov in London
ⓘ
1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks ⓘ 1985 hijacking of EgyptAir Flight 648 ⓘ 1986 Neve Shalom synagogue attack in Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ 1988 attack on Greek cruise ship City of Poros ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme internal purges
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international terrorist attacks in the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Palestine Liberation Organization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yasser Arafat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
assassination
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bombing ⓘ hijacking ⓘ hostage-taking ⓘ |
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