Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command
Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Listed PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC) since October 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT) | Listed POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE; POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE - GENERAL COMMAND |
| UK Proscribed | Listed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) since June 2014 |
| EU Terrorist Lists | Listed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine , General Command since June 18, 2002 |
| Canada Listed Entities | Listed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) since November 13, 2003 |
| Australia Listed | Not listed official list |
Profile written 2014 The profile below is the original Jihad Intel text and has not been updated. Designation status above is current.
Designated as terrorist by: Canada, European Union, United Kingdom, United States
Base of operations: Syria, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories
Background: START (University of Maryland)
Background: World Statesmen
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) split from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in 1968 under the leadership of Ahmed Jibril, who desired less politicking and more attacking. One of its first assaults on Israel was the Avivim school bus massacre of 1970, carried out by terrorists who had entered from Lebanon. It was also linked to the bombing of Swissair Flight 330 that same year and has made a name for itself with its innovative incursions into Israel using hot-air balloons and gliders. Though the group joined Yasser Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization in 1974, it later turned anti-PLO and worked against it with Syrian backing. More recently, the PFLP-GC has fought on the side of the Assad regime in the Syrian civil war.
