arabic july better known arabic senior palestinian field commander based syria jordan 1960s early 1970s career teaching iraq saudi_arabia algeria recruited paramilitary group graduating military training course year later leaders syria time gained position group political body supervised main guerrilla training camp set military intelligence headquarters field commander fought israeli forces battle gaining reputation commander leading organizer participant guerrilla raids israeli palestinian commanders fight aftermath black september conflict killed countryside forces july partisans claimed executed retaliation assassinated prime minister months death early life born modern day palestine educated graduating high school taught schools city nearby year later moved iraq enrolled teacher training program left iraq year moving saudi_arabia teach afterward job teacher algeria soon sought received training graduating training course summer command algeria recruited palestinian nationalist paramilitary organization leader armed wing adopted joining time divided politically non violent leadership based kuwait supporting attacks israel based syria syrian camp formed organization emergency field command damascus year later military leadership arrested syrian authorities loyal defense minister time suspects murder paramilitary leader result wife fellow commander charge leadership syria formed secret committee purpose maintaining military operations armed wing israel launching attacks lebanon jordan opting efforts activity arrested later syrian authorities released leaders august met person sign agreement terms presence activities syria following release rest leadership organization highest decision making body reformed rivals lost positions new central committee replaced allies balance power syria instead kuwait position gave responsibility operations israel syria lebanon end year personally led raids number villages northeastern israel including village unit responsible wounding civilians destroying houses explosives release chief military instructor training camp recruits city central syria modeled based training camp graduated pupils university students soon form new guerrilla force course kind run commanders train algeria provided bulk commanders group guerrilla units decade young recruits known tiger cubs ranks gained reputation enforcing strict discipline according british middle_east expert fierce appearance left soldiers awe malfunction experimenting explosives lost eye damaged legs set headquarters military intelligence southern syria principal task penetrate security agencies commander jordan moved jordan trained forces palestinian activity persisted following collective arab defeat day war israel sought end guerrilla attacks territory launching offensive bases jordan major confrontation ensued came known battle senior commander battle gaining prominence respect performance military officer took heavy losses israel eventually withdrew entered continued organize raids israeli army camps towns israel based jordan relations jordan began deteriorate september armed conflict ensued palestinian forces prior military action lobbied colleagues supported forced king withdraw return countryside closer border israel palestinian factions calls military bases shelled forces september emergency meeting factions held majority attending favoring confrontation king troops supporting delegates reservations argued confrontation warned expectations syrian intervention succeeded defeating forces palestinian leadership evacuated city northward field command headed force roughly hilly terrain position vulnerable palestinian guerrilla warfare armor open areas versus urban warfare cities palestinian refugee camps leadership including hundreds escaped jordan april following pressure arab states weapons closing offices refused tiger cubs stayed base continued fight july king ordered evacuation guerrilla forces strategic mountain center stronghold personally offered allow depart unharmed abandoned fighters refused ordered troops track kill framework routing remaining forces northern jordan infantry division armored brigade backed foot soldiers immediately launched offensive afterward july palestinian positions secured offensive killed troops fled crossing jordan river israeli occupied death aftermath early july prior offensive sent letters leaders surrendering king forces stating defiance die feet july reported killed according documented history palestinian guerrilla warfare executed operations july troops tied corpse tank dragged northern villages large palestinian populations claimed captured tortured death forces prior version events partisans prime minister time personally responsible torture partisans sought vengeance killing splinter group developed consisting men tiger cubs came known black september organization men provided initial membership november assassinated cairo according attack carried palestinian poet 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Abu Ali Iyad