Sha'alan
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Sha'alan is a neighbourhood of Damascus
, Syria
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When the Abu Nidal Organization moved its operations into Syria in the 1980s, it established its head office in Sha'alan. The organization expanded the facility so it included a prison, a technical unit that forged passports, and the Intelligence Directorate unit. Weapons were hidden in the intelligence directorate offices, under floors and in walls. The facility included CCTV equipment to monitor area streets. The office included a press used for creating magazines and pamphlets. It also included a travel agency used for booking airline tickets, a news agency used as a front for the group's intelligence gathering plans, and an estate agency used to care for the organization's real estate.
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
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When the Abu Nidal Organization moved its operations into Syria in the 1980s, it established its head office in Sha'alan. The organization expanded the facility so it included a prison, a technical unit that forged passports, and the Intelligence Directorate unit. Weapons were hidden in the intelligence directorate offices, under floors and in walls. The facility included CCTV equipment to monitor area streets. The office included a press used for creating magazines and pamphlets. It also included a travel agency used for booking airline tickets, a news agency used as a front for the group's intelligence gathering plans, and an estate agency used to care for the organization's real estate.