In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “minor palestinian political faction of the palestine liberation organization”. Today it says “minor palestinian political party”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Arab Liberation Front ( ALF ; Arabic : جبهة التحرير العربية Jabhet Al-Tahrir Al-'Arabiyah ) is a minor Palestinian political party, previously controlled by the Iraqi Ba'ath Party , which it founded in 1969 as its Palestinian military wing. It was based out of Iraq and trained by the Iraqi army. The ALF was from its foundation a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Its membership was not limited to Palestinians, as its senior leadership roles included several Lebanese and Jordanian volunteers.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
ALF symbol Arab Liberation Front ( ) is a minor Palestinian political faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), politically tied to the Iraqi Ba'ath Party formerly headed by Saddam Hussein .
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Political party in Palestine Arab Liberation Front ( ) is a minor Palestinian political group, previously controlled by the Iraqi-led Ba'ath movement , formed in 1969 by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and then headed by Saddam Hussein .ALF is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Political party in Palestine Arab Liberation Front ( Jabhet Al-Tahrir Al-'Arabiyah ) is a minor Palestinian political party, previously controlled by the Iraqi-led Ba'ath Party , formed in 1969 by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and then headed by Saddam Hussein . ALF is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “minor palestinian political faction of the palestine liberation organization”. Today it says “minor palestinian political party”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
minor palestinian political faction of the palestine liberation organization
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minor palestinian political party
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