Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades | |
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كتائب شهداء الأقصى Kataeb Shuhada Al-Aqsa[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
Leader | Yasser Arafat (former) |
Dates of operation | 2000–present |
Ideology | |
Part of | Fatah (until 2007) |
Allies | Hamas Palestinian Islamic Jihad Popular Resistance Committees Palestinian Authority (until 2007) |
Opponents | Israel |
Battles and wars | |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Israel United States European Union Canada New Zealand Japan |
Website | nedal |
Palestinian nationalism Factions and leaders | ||
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Map: Birthplaces or family origins Details below: p. parents from, b. born in, d. death. |
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The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Arabic: كتائب شهداء الأقصى, Romanised Kataeb Shuhada Al-Aqsa)[2][1] are a Fatah-aligned coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank[7] and the Gaza Strip.[9]
Created in 2000 amidst the Second Intifada,[10] the Brigades previously operated as the official armed wing of the Fatah political party before separating from them in 2007.[11] Presently, the organization continues to be politically aligned with Fatah[7] and nonetheless sometimes still presents itself as the party's armed wing, an association rejected by Fatah leadership.[10][12]
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades have conducted various armed attacks on Israeli military and civilian targets since 2000. Notably, they have participated in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war (2023–present) alongside Hamas and other allied Palestinian factions.[10][12][13]
The Brigades have been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the European Union,[14][15] Canada,[16] Japan,[17] New Zealand,[18] and the United States.[19]
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