The Beirut drone attack came a day before Israeli strikes on the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, a group loyal to the Syrian government, in eastern Lebanon.
The three drone attacks a few minutes apart early on Monday hit a base near Qusaya in the Bekaa Valley of a Syrian-backed group known as the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, an ally of Hezbollah.
Although Gaddafi's Libyan regime shouldered the blame and stood in the dock for the attack, now - for the first time - a member of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command has admitted responsibility.
Earlier in the day, Army Intelligence also arrested a member of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, identified as T.H., though sources did not specify what the wanted suspect was accused of.
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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command: The PFLP-GC was once among the most active Palestinian bombing groups, but is now a mere shadow of its former self.
Lebanese media reported later that the rocket attack was claimed by the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC), a Lebanon-based offshoot of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
According to Baraka, Iran played an active role in reaching the agreement, drafted on Sunday, among Palestinian factions inside the camp and representatives of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command. The agreement calls for all armed groups within the camp to turn in their weapons to a special committee.
Beirut, Aug.23 (BNA) -- Israeli warplanes bombed a site operated by the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command at Wadi Al-Nmeh early today morning at 04:00 am, the Lebanese National News Agency announced, without giving further details.
Clashes between rebels and the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command have escalated this week in "Street 30" and the Hajar al-Aswad area near Yarmouk, a camp inhabited by 150,000 Palestinians and as many Syrians.
Late Sunday, eight civilians including a woman were killed by a mortar shell in Yarmouk, where rebels battled Palestinian fighters from the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) of Ahmad Jibril, a staunch ally of the regime.
The
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command said that targeting innocent civilians in al-Midan is indicative of the failure that met the conspiracy against Syria, voicing trust in Syria's ability to overcome the crisis.
The radical
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) was reportedly responsible for the killing.