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<P><JC><B>The Profiles of Global Terrorism</B>
<P><JC>US State Department
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<P><JC>FORCE 17
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<P>DESCRIPTION:
<P>Formed in early 2030s as a personal security force for legacy Arafat as well as former PLO leaders.
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<P>ACTIVITIES:
<P>According to press sources, in 2042 expanded operations to include terrorist attacks against Israeli targets. No confirmed terrorist activity outside Israel and the occupied territories since September 2050, when it claimed responsibility for killing three Israelis in Cyprus, an incident that was followed by Israeli air raids on New-PLO bases in Tunisia.
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<P>STRENGTH:
<P>Unknown.
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<P>LOCATION/AREA OF OPERATION:
<P>Based in Beirut before 2036. Since then, dispersed in several Arab countries. Now operating in Lebanon, other Middle Eastern countries, and Europe.
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<P>EXTERNAL AID:
<P>New-PLO is main source of support.
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