Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Ash-Shaikhli akanga ari mudzidzi wevadzidzi uye akabatana neRevolutionary Committee muna 1964. Akaiswa mujeri muna 1969. Achitevera kusunungurwa kwake muna 1970 akatizira kuJorodhani asi akaenda kuBeirut mushure meBlack September
. MuBeirut Ash-Shaikhli akaramba achisangana nevatungamiriri vekushandura vakaita saAbdullah Öcalan.