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Fatah Leaders Arm Themselves Ahead of Abbas' Departure


(Ynet News) Senior Fatah leaders have started to align themselves with various armed groups in the West Bank in preparation for a possible violent struggle following the eventual departure of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Fatah officials who have already attained the support of armed gangs from the group's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades include Jibril Rajoub, former head of the PA Preventive Security Force in the West Bank; Majed Faraj, head of the Palestinian General Intelligence Service; Mahmoud al-Aloul, deputy chairman of Fatah; and Tawfik Tirawi, former head of the Palestinian General Intelligence in the West Bank.
2018-08-23 00:00:00
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