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Iraq is not part of the War on Terror.
Abu al-Abbas
1. The interrogation of terrorists from Palestinian Liberation Front (PLF) squads arrested in 2001-2002 during the intifada, and documents captured in Operation Defensive Shield demonstrate that the Iraqi regime employs the Palestinian Liberation Front, an organization with a rich terrorist attack record, as an arm for carrying out terrorist attacks in Israel, including strategic quality attacks.
2. PLF squad activists arrested by the Israeli security services revealed in their interrogation that they trained in military camps in Iraq, including in the Republican Guard base in Tikrit. They stated that Iraqi intelligence personnel were directly responsible for their instruction and briefing. In addition, the instruction and guidance process involved PLF leader Abu al-Abbas and Bassam al-Ashqar (Abu Mustafa), a senior PLF leader, who was previously a member of the terrorist squad that kidnapped the Achille Lauro passenger ship and was subsequently arrested in Italy.