Palestinian Mujahideen Movement
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The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement (Arabic: حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية, romanized: Haraka Al-Mujahideen Al-FilisTynya) is a Palestinian Islamic insurgent group that split from the Fatah Movement alongside its military wing, the Mujahideen Brigades, previously represented its forces by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, the Martyr Jamal Al-Amari Brigade. The movement was founded in 2001 and led by founder Omar Abu Sharia, at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada.[1]
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Palestinian Mujahideen Movement حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية | |
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Founder | Omar Abu Sharia |
Leader | Asaad Abu Sharia |
Dates of operation | 2001 – present |
Split from | Fatah |
Country | Palestine |
Active regions | Gaza Strip and the West Bank |
Ideology | |
Part of | Alliance of Palestinian Forces |
Allies | Non-state allies:![]() |
Designated as a terrorist group by | ![]() |
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