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June 27, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062600634.html

Abbas Seeks to Bolster Fatah with Jordan-Based Force

[Reuters/Washington Post] Adam Entous - Palestinian Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has asked Israel for permission to bring Fatah forces based in Jordan to the West Bank to try to shore up his control after Hamas' Gaza takeover, Israeli officials said on Tuesday. The Badr Brigade has less than 1,000 fighters of various levels of training, and Abbas had initially intended to send the brigade into Gaza. Analysts say Badr is Fatah's best-trained and best-equipped fighting force, aside from the Presidential Guard. It is considered to be more loyal to Fatah than other forces, and also has strong ties to the Jordanian king.

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