Army of Islam (Gaza)
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Army of Islam (Arabic: جَيش الإسلام Jaysh al-Islām), officially The Army of Islam Group in Jerusalem (Jama'at Jaysh al-Islam fi Bayt al-Maqdis), is a Salafi Jihadist militant organization in the Gaza Strip.[1] It was founded by the Doghmush clan in 2006,[2] and is based in the Tzabra neighborhood in the center of the Gaza Strip. The group has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the UAE.[3]
Quick Facts Army of Islamجَيش الإسلام Jaysh al-Islām, Leader ...
Army of Islam جَيش الإسلام Jaysh al-Islām | |
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Leader | Mumtaz Dughmush |
Dates of operation | 2005–present |
Motives | The creation of an Islamic state in Palestine, and the restoration of the caliphate[1] |
Active regions | Gaza Strip, Egypt, Syria |
Ideology | Salafism Jihadism Sunni Islamism |
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