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''Al 'Asifa'' (Asifa) an armed wing of Fatah militant organization, its (Mohammed Said Musa Maragha: under his nom de guerre:) Abu Musa in [[Lebanon]] was among leading the 1976 [[Damour massacre]]<ref>[https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1036/PLO-Policy-towards-the-Christian-Community-during-the-Civil-War PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon], ICT, May 7, 2008.]</ref> spiraling that country into an all out bloodshed.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uEP-IWBAl0sC&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Turf%22 Braley, R. (1984). "Bad news: the foreign policy of the New York times." Chicago: Regnery Gateway. p. 576]</ref>  Seven years later, Abu Musa gained notoriety as one of the leaders of a bloody mutiny against Arafat's leadership,  <ref>Andrew Gowers, ‎Tony Walker (1992). "Behind the Myth: Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Revolution." [https://books.google.com/books?id=i_UNAQAAMAAJ&q=%22abu+musa%22+%22damour%22 p. 151].

''Al 'Asifa'' (Asifa) an armed wing of Fatah militant organization, its (Mohammed Said Musa Maragha: under his nom de guerre:) Abu Musa in [[Lebanon]] was among leading the 1976 [[Damour massacre]]<ref>[https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1036/PLO-Policy-towards-the-Christian-Community-during-the-Civil-War PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon], ICT, May 7, 2008.]</ref> spiraling that country into an all out bloodshed.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uEP-IWBAl0sC&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Turf%22 Braley, R. (1984). "Bad news: the foreign policy of the New York times." Chicago: Regnery Gateway. p. 576]</ref>  Seven years later, Abu Musa gained notoriety as one of the leaders of a bloody mutiny against Arafat's leadership,  <ref>Andrew Gowers, ‎Tony Walker (1992). "Behind the Myth: Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Revolution." [https://books.google.com/books?id=i_UNAQAAMAAJ&q=%22abu+musa%22+%22damour%22 p. 151].

''It was also the stronghold of a Maronite leader, Camille Chamoun, who was a particular target of Palestinian hatred.

''It was also the stronghold of a Maronite leader, Camille Chamoun, who was a particular target of Palestinian hatred.

From mid-January 1976, columns of Fatah fighters from the southern port city of Sidon converged on Damour under the command of a former Jordanian artillery officer, Mohammed Said Musa Maragha: under his nom de guerre, Abu Musa, he would gain notoriety seven years later as one of the leaders of a bloody mutiny against Arafat's leadership.''</ref> as Arafat became from an ally to an 'enemy' and Abu Musa had opposed any peace negotiations with Israel.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-me-abu-musa-20130130-story.html Said Musa Maragha dies at 86; Arafat ally became an enemy]. By Rebecca Trounson and Los Angeles Times, Jan 29, 2013.

From mid-January 1976, columns of Fatah fighters from the southern port city of Sidon converged on Damour under the command of a former Jordanian artillery officer, Mohammed Said Musa Maragha: under his nom de guerre, Abu Musa, he would gain notoriety seven years later as one of the leaders of a bloody mutiny against Arafat's leadership.''</ref> as Arafat became from an ally to an 'enemy' and Abu Musa had opposed any peace negotiations with Israel. He said in 1989 that Arafat should stand trial for "treason," for recognizing Israel and for abandoning the principles of the Palestinian revolution.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-me-abu-musa-20130130-story.html Said Musa Maragha dies at 86; Arafat ally became an enemy]. By Rebecca Trounson and Los Angeles Times, Jan 29, 2013.

''Said Musa Maragha, shown in 2010 and known as Abu Musa, joined the Jordanian military in 1948. He rose through the ranks of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, but later left the organization and led troops against it. He opposed any peace negotiations with Israel.''</ref>

''Said Musa Maragha, shown in 2010 and known as Abu Musa, joined the Jordanian military in 1948. He rose through the ranks of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, but later left the organization and led troops against it. He opposed any peace negotiations with Israel.''</ref>