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Palestinian Mujahideen Movement

The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement (Arabic: حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية, romanized: Harakat al-Mujāhidīn al-Filastīnīa) is a Palestinian Islamic insurgent group that split from the Fatah Movement alongside its military wing, the Mujahideen Brigades, which originated from the Martyr Jamal Al-Amari Brigade of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. The movement was founded in 2001 and led by founder Omar Abu Sharia, at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada.[1]

Palestinian Mujahideen Movement
حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية Harakat al-Mujāhidīn al-Filastīnīa
Secretary-GeneralAsaad Abu Sharia
FounderOmar Abu Sharia (d. 2007)
Founded2001
Split fromFatah Fatah in 2001 or 2006
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionSunni Islam
Website
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Mujahideen Brigades
كتائب المجاهدين
Kataeb al-Mujahideen
LeaderAsaad Abu Sharia
Dates of operation2001[citation needed] to present
Split from Fatah
CountryState of Palestine Occupied Palestinian Territory
Active regions
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
Notable attacksKidnapping of the Bibas family
StatusActive
Part ofPalestinian Joint Operations Room
Allies Hamas
Opponents Israel Defense Forces
Shin Bet
Designated as a terrorist group by Israel
This article is about the political wing. For the militant wing, see Mujahideen Brigades.

History

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The movement was established in 2001 as a military faction known as the Mujahideen Battalion, headed by the founder, Omar Abu Sharia, with the beginning of the second intifada. As of 2007, the movement is headed by Asad Abu Sharia, after his brother Omar Abu Sharia was killed during a targeted attack carried out by Israel.

In 2012, a cell of the movement from Hebron and the Gaza Strip planned to kidnap an Israeli citizen, as a bargaining chip for the release of terrorists from the movement imprisoned in Israel.[2]

Over the years, the movement became a member of the Hamas-led government in Gaza and cooperated with it in operations, supplying weapons and training.[3]

Omar Abu Sharia

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The organization was founded in 2006 by Omar Abu Sharia (Arabic: عمر أبو شريعة).[4][5] Omar Abu Sharia was assassinated in 2006 and died in 2007, he died of his injuries 6 or 7 months after the attack (aged 30 years), according to a statement by allied group Saraya al-Quds.[6][7] According to Palestinian media, he was assassinated by an air strike on the car he was in on 14 October 2006.[8] The other person in the car died immediately, and Abu Sharia died of his injuries on 25 April 2007.[9]

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Militant divisions

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Main article: Mujahideen Brigades

The militant wing is called the Mujahideen Brigades. As they grew they changed their name from Mujahideen Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة المجاهدين, romanized: Katībat al-Mujahidīn) to the Mujahideen Brigades (Arabic: كتائب المجاهدين, romanized: Kataeb al-Mujahidīn).[10]

The movement has a faction called the "Martyrs of the Occupied Interior" unit (Arabic: شهداء الداخل المحتل, romanized: Shuhadā' ad-Dākhil al-Muhtali), also known as "Dāham" (Arabic: داهم).[11]

Rightly Guided Caliphs

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The Mujahideen Brigades often promote or endorse a Palestinian religious group called the "Rightly Guided Caliphs" (Arabic: مجمع الخلفاء الراشدين الدعوي, romanized: Mujmae al-Khulafā' al-Rāshidīn al-Duewī).[12][13]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ عودة, سامح. ليست القسام وحدها.. تعرف على أبرز الفصائل المقاوِمة في فلسطين [Qassam is not alone.. Get to know the most prominent resistance factions in Palestine]. Al Jazeera Net (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "הותר לפרסום: נחשפה חוליה שתכננה לחטוף ישראלי - וואלה חדשות". וואלה (in Hebrew). 29 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "N12 - הוקם ב-2001, התפצל מהפת"ח: ארגון הטרור שחטף את שירי..."
  4. ^ "What are the armed organizations in Gaza?" ما هي التنظيمات المسلحة في غزة؟. BBC News عربي (in Arabic). 19 August 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Field Department Logo Qassam is not alone: Get to know the most prominent resistance factions in Palestine" شعار قسم ميدان ليست القسام وحدها.. تعرف على أبرز الفصائل المقاوِمة في فلسطين. aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Al Jazeera Arabic. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. ^ Saraya Al-Quds (26 April 2007). "Saraya Al-Quds mourns the martyr Omar Abu Sharia, commander of the Mujahideen Battalion" سرايا القدس تنعى الشهيد عمر أبو شريعة قائد كتيبة المجاهدين. www.maannews.net (in Arabic). وكـالـة مـعـا الاخـبـارية Ma'an News Agency. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Military statement issued by the Al-Quds Brigades Al-Quds Brigades mourns one of the leaders of the Palestinian resistance, "Sheikh Omar Abu Sharia" بيان عسكري صادر عن سرايا القدس سرايا القدس تزف أحد قادة المقاومة الفلسطينية "الشيخ عمر أبو شريعة. saraya.ps (in Arabic). Saraya Al-Quds - War Media. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ https://palinfo.com/news/2007/04/26/109709/
  9. ^ https://palinfo.com/news/2007/04/26/109709/
  10. ^ https://palinfo.com/news/2007/04/26/109709/
  11. ^ "Secretary-General of the Mujahideen Movement reveals the Martyrs of the Occupied Interior Unit (DAHM) – which specializes in working in the occupied interior" حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية - الأمين العام لحركة المجاهدين يكشف عن وحدة شهداء الداخل المحتل (داهم) المختصة بالعمل بالداخل المحتل. www.km-pal.ps. حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية Palestinian Mujahideen Movement. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Palestinian Mujahideen Movement - The Rightly-Guided Caliphs Complex for Propagation calls for people to travel and stay at Al-Aqsa Mosque in defense of it in light of the so-called Zionist Flag March" حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية - مجمع الخلفاء الراشدين الدعوي يدعو لشد الرحال والرباط في المسجد الأقصى دفاعاً عنه في ظل ما تسمى بمسيرة الأعلام الصهيونية. حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية.
  13. ^ "Palestinian Mujahideen Movement - The Rightly-Guided Caliphs Complex condemns and denounces the distribution of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees" حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية - مجمع الخلفاء الراشدين الدعوي يدين ويستنكر توزيع وكالة غوث وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين. Palestinian Mujahideen Movement حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية www.km-pal.ps.
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