Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations (PFLP-EO; Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين - العمليات الخارجية) or Special Operations (PFLP-SO; العمليات الخاصة) or Special Operations Group (PFLP-SOG; مجموعة العمليات الخاصة) were organizational names used by Palestinian radical Wadie Haddad when engaging in international attacks, which were not sanctioned by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations | |
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Leader | Wadie Haddad |
Dates of operation | c. 1972–1976 |
Motives | Palestinian nationalism |
Active regions | Middle East, West Bank, operations in Uganda, Israel |
Ideology | Marxism–Leninism |
Notable attacks | Entebbe Operation |
Status | Defunct |
Opponents | Israel |
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