another $30 million requested from Congress. Fedayeen The Black September Organization was established by Fatah members in 1971 for reprisal operations and international strikes after the September events. On 28 November 1971, four of the group's members assassinated Prime Minister Wasfi Tal in the lobby of the Sheraton Cairo Hotel in Egypt while he was attending an Arab League summit. The group would go on to perform other strikes against Jordan, and against Israeli and Western citizens and property outside of the Middle East, such as the Munich massacre against Israeli athletes in 1972. The Black September Organization was later disbanded in 1973–1974 as the PLO sought to exploit the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and pursue a diplomatic strategy. Fatah has always publicly denied its responsibility for Black September operations, but by the 2000s, some high-ranking Fatah and Black September officials acknowledged the relationship. Lebanon In the September fighting, the PLO lost its main base of operations. Fighters were driven to Southern Lebanon where they regrouped. The enlarged PLO presence in Lebanon and the intensification of fighting on the Israeli–Lebanese border stirred up internal unrest in Lebanon, where the PLO fighters added dramatically to the weight of the Lebanese National Movement, a coalition of Muslims, Arab nationalists and leftists who opposed the rightist, Maronite-dominated government. These developments helped precipitate the Lebanese Civil War, in which the PLO would ultimately be expelled to Tunisia. See also Battle of Karameh King Hussein's federation plan Palestinian political violence Explanatory notes Citations General sources External links Footage of events of Black September 1976 documentary about the fedayeen 1970 in international relations 1970 in Jordan 1971 in international relations 1971 in Jordan Articles containing video clips Civil wars post-1945 Cold War conflicts Conflicts in 1970 Conflicts in 1971 Conflicts involving the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran Foreign relations of the Soviet Union Jordan–State of Palestine relations Jordan–Syria relations Pakistan military presence in other countries Palestine Liberation Organization Wars involving Jordan Wars involving Palestinians Wars involving Syria