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Tawhid al-Jihad (Gaza Strip)
| Jahafil Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad fi Filastin | |
|---|---|
| (Arabic: جَحَافِلُ اَلتَّوْحِيدِ وَالْجِهَادِ فِي فِلَسْطِينَ) | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=simple&file=File:Flag_of_Jihad.svg) The Shahada flag commonly used by al-Qaeda. | |
| Leader | Abu Walid al-Maqdisi (5 February 2011-13 October 2012)[1] |
| Dates of operation | 6 November 2008 – present |
| Active regions | Gaza Strip, and little in the Sinai |
| Ideology | Salafist jihadism Wahhabism |
| Part of |  al-Qaeda |
| Allies | al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula |
| Opponents |  United States Armed Forces Israel Hamas |
| Battles and wars | Gaza–Israel conflict and the Global War on Terrorism |
Jahafil Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad fi Filastin (The Armies for Monotheism and Jihad in the Palestinian territories) is a Islamist militant group in Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula and is a division of al-Qaeda in Gaza. The founding of the group was made public on the 6th of November 2008, with the announcers pledging allegiance to al-Qaeda after being messaged by Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.[2]
- ↑ "Image Praising Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ New Gaza Organization Vows Loyalty to al-Qaeda, MEMRI 10-11-2008
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