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Subject: DPLF
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:33:39 -0400
From: Gayle Reid <GReid AT dandp.com>
To: Joe Reid <jreid AT vnet.net>
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>   11 September 2001
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> Who is the DFLP?
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> 1515 GMT, 010911
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> The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) has 
> reportedly claimed responsibility for the attacks on the World 
> Trade Center. This report, fromm a television station in Abu 
> Dhabi, in unconfirmed.
> 
> The DFLP was formed in 1969 with an estimated membership of 500. 
> It was originally based in Syria, but the location of its current 
> headquarters are unknown. The DFLP receives financial and 
> military aid from Syria and Libya. It operates in Syria, Lebanon, 
> Israel and the occupied territories. Its leader is Naif Hawatmeh, 
> according to Israeli-based Interdisciplinary Center.
> 
> The group was largely dormant from 1988 until this summer, when 
> it claimed responsibility for an Aug. 25 attack against an 
> Israeli military post in the Gaza Strip that left three Israeli 
> soldiers dead. This attack was the first instance of Palestinians 
> successfully using conventional military-style tactics.
> 
> Before this year, DFLP operations have always taken place either 
> inside Israel or the West Bank and Gaza. Typical acts include 
> minor bombings and grenade attacks, as well as operations to 
> seize hostages and attempts to negotiate the return of Israeli-
> held Palestinian prisoners. 
> 
> The group split from the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of 
> Palestine (PFLP) years ago, but reconciled with the PFLP - and 
> with Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat - in August 1999. 
> 
> The attacks differ significantly from the DFLP's previous methods 
> of operation. Likewise, the resources and infrastructure 
> necessary for such attacks are far beyond the group's traditional 
> means. Either the DFLP's claims are spurious, or it has joined 
> forces with other groups.
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