This again led to mass-defections of Palestinians from the movement (Harris quotes the Syrian-aligned Amal Movement as complaining that the Syrian-backed Palestinian forces sent to attack the PLO were "Abu Musa in the Biqa'" but "become Abu nothing in the Shuf and Abu Ammar on arrival in Beirut"), and reportedly its ranks were filled with non-Palestinian Syrian army recruits.
As-Sa'iqa, a Palestinian Baathist political and military faction
On August 15, 2010; the IQA announced that New York University would be hosting the tournament, making it the first time the World Cup was played in a major city.