Said al-Muragha
| Said al-Muragha | |
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| Native name | سعيد مُراغة |
| Nickname(s) | Abu Musa |
| Born | 1927 Silwan, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 29 January 2013 Damascus, Syria |
| Buried at | Damascus, Syria |
| Allegiance |
Jordan (1948-1970) PLO (1970-1983) Fatah al-Intifada (1983-2013) |
| Service/branch | Jordanian Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Secretary-General of Fatah al-Intifada |
Col. Sa'eed Musa al-Muragha (Arabic: سعيد مُراغة or سعيد موسى) (born 1927 in Silwan – 29 January 2013) was a Palestinian militant better known as Abu Musa.
A Palestinian, Abu Musa joined the Jordanian Army in 1948 and rose to become commander of an artillery battalion in 1969. During this period he was sent to receive a military education at the prestigious British Sandhurst Military Academy. In October 1970, after the Black September fighting, Musa left the Jordanian army to join the PLO and relocated with most of the Palestinian Resistance to Lebanon. Here Musa rose to command an alliance between the PLO and Lebanese militias, which fought the Syrians when Syria intervened in the Lebanese Civil War in 1976. In 1978 the Syrian government unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate him.
Musa became deputy chief of operations for the PLO and led the PLO's defense of Beirut in 1982 from the Israelis. However Musa fell out with Yassir Arafat, head of Fatah and PLO, in May 1983. Musa publicly complained over corrupt practices within the PLO, especially the promotion of political appointees loyal to Arafat to important military posts. He was also known for hardline views on Israel, and outspoken in his opposition to what he saw as Arafat's attempt to reach a negotiated solution to the conflict (see Rejectionist Front).
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