Palestinian Mujahideen Movement

Palestinian Mujahideen Movement حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية Harakat al-Mujāhidīn al-Filastīnīa
Secretary-General	Asaad Abu Sharia
Founder	Omar Abu Sharia (d. 2007)
Founded	2001
Split from	Fatah in 2001 or 2006
Ideology	Anti-Zionism Islamism Palestinian nationalism
Political position	Religious Conservative
Religion	Sunni Islam
Website
km-pal.ps/ar
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Mujahideen Brigades
كتائب المجاهدين Kataeb al-Mujahideen
Leader	Asaad Abu Sharia
Dates of operation	2001 to present
Split from	Fatah
Country	Occupied Palestinian Territory
Active regions	Gaza Strip West Bank Israel
Ideology	Palestinian nationalism Islamism Anti-Zionism
Political position	Religious conservatives
Notable attacks	Kidnapping of the Bibas family
Status	Active
Part of	Alliance of Palestinian Forces Palestinian 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.

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.

History

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.

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.

Omar Abu Sharia

The organization was founded in 2006 by Omar Abu Sharia (Arabic: عمر أبو شريعة). 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. According to Palestinian media, he was assassinated by an air strike on the car he was in on 14 October 2006. The other person in the car died immediately, and Abu Sharia died of his injuries on 25 April 2007.

Related groups

Militant divisions

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).

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).

Rightly Guided Caliphs

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).

See also

• Mujahideen Brigades
• List of political parties in Palestine
• Alliance of Palestinian Forces

External links

• The Party's official website (in Arabic)