Palestine Liberation Army ( PLA , , Jaysh al-Tahrir al-Filastini ) was ostensibly set up as the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) at the 1964 Arab League summit held in Alexandria , Egypt , with the mission of fighting Israel . However , it has never been under effective PLO control , but rather it has been controlled by its various host governments , usually Syria
1964 Arab League summit
1964 Arab League summit (Alexandria)
Palestine Liberation Army