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Martyrs Brigades Al Aqsa


Martyrs Brigades Al-Aqsa
Ideology Nationalist
Objectives Independence of Palestine
Status Active
Foundation
Formation Date 2000
Founded by Fatah
Country of origin Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
Actions
Procedure bombing, suicide bombings, shootings, murder
Area of operation Flag: Israel Israel , Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
Activity Period 2000-today
Organization
Master chefs Maslama Thabet , Naser Badawi , Khaled Abu Chaouich
Political wing Fatah
Connected group Tanzim
Suppression
Considered a terrorist by Canada , United States of America , European Union
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Martyrs Brigades Al-Aqsa Mosque ( Arabic : , are one of the faction militia al- Fatah leader Palestinian Yasser Arafat. This organization is one of the most active during the second Intifada. This movement is considered as a group a terrorist by the State of Israel . and the European Union .

Its name comes from the concept Islamic of martyr ANSI that the name of the Al-Aqsa Mosque , a holy place in Islam. The first members of the brigades came from the ranks of Tanzim , a militia of Fatah. Following the death of Yasser Arafat , 11 November 2004 , the movement that he will sign now shares the name of Yasser Arafat Brigades of the shaheed.

Initially, the group had the only goal Defence Forces Israeli settlers and the Occupied Territories. The aim was to conduct a guerrilla against Israeli troops until at the beginning of 2000 , the situation will worsen and that the attacks affecting civilians in Israeli cities. In March 2002 , after a suicide Brigades, they were listed American terrorist organizations, although they have not committed any crime on U.S. soil.

At that time, many Palestinian sources show that the group was not led by Arafat or Fatah, although several members are all part of the Brigades of Fatah, Arafat's political movement. Nevertheless, Maslama Thabet , a leader of the group, speaking in the daily USA Today , said that "we receive our instructions from Fatah. Our leader is Yasser Arafat himself." In June 2004 , Mahmoud Abbas , then prime minister of the Palestinian Authority , officially announced that the Brigades were part of Fatah. Israel states that neither Fatah nor the Palestinian Authority had made any effort to stop the attacks of movement.

December 18, 2003 , Fatah decided to ask the leaders of Martyrs Brigades Al-Aqsa on the board of the party, openly acknowledging their membership in the movement. Israel issued documents found in Arafat's records and proving that it had tacitly approved the attacks perpetrated by the Brigades.

In October 2005 , when the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced during an official speech, that "the regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time", the Brigades issued a statement in which they announced their "full identification of the words President of Iran and their support for these positions open and honest "

Summary

Relations with Arafat and Fatah

Relations maintained by the Brigades with Arafat still remain ambiguous because of conflicting information from various group leaders. If Maslama Thabet said received orders from Fatah, Naser Badawi , meanwhile, told the New York Times a few days later that while "we respect our leader," the decision "to conduct attacks remains a matter for Brigades." Badded added that on this point, Arafat had never tried to dissuade the Brigades to carry out suicide attacks, contrary to what was said by the head of the Palestinian Authority.

In November 2003 , journalists from the BBC unveiled a payment of 50,000 USD Brigades. Investigations, in addition to the documents found by Israeli defense forces, allowed the Jewish state to conclude that the movement had always been financially supported by Arafat. In June 2004 , the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority , Ahmed Qureia , said openly: "We have clearly announced that the Al-Aqsa Brigades were part of Fatah . We are bound and Fatah bears full responsibility acts of this group. "

Israel arrested in April 2002 , one of the group's leaders, Marwan Barghouti and convicted him in August, multiple murder, complicity to murder and membership in a terrorist organization. In addition to his undercover missions, Barghouti was also Secretary General of Fatah in the Occupied Territories.

Suicide attacks women

On 10 July 2006 , the agency Reuters about a women's unit responsible for bombings and suicide part of the Al Aqsa Brigades in the Gaza Strip.

Between 2000 and 2006 , the unit has carried out seven bomb attacks, killing 37 people and wounding 200 others. The women identify themselves as members of Fatah, and they appear with machine guns and face almost completely hidden (except eyes) behind a keffiyeh black and white or completely black.

Activities

This organization is responsible for more than a dozen suicide bombings against Israel and many shots against vehicles isarliens in the occupied territories. For a complete list of these actions, it is possible to consult the list of suicide bombings Martyrs Brigades Al-Aqsa.

Among the list of attacks include:

16 October 2005 , the Brigades claimed responsibility for deadly attack in Gush Etzion Junction, which killed three Israelis and wounded three others.

In March 2004 , a Palestinian boy named Hussam Abdo, was arrested by the IDF at a checkpoint as he was carrying an explosive belt. Following this arrest, a "young cell" members of the Brigades, was dismantled in Nablus .

On 23 September the same year a young man aged 15 was arrested by Israeli security forces

The Brigades, like many paramilitary groups, is known for his advertising posters plastered on many walls in the Palestinian territories.

The Brigades have attacked Israelis and Palestinians alike. In November and December 2003 , they were responsible for the murder of the brother of the mayor of Nablus , Ghassan Shakaa . In February 2004 , Shakaa resigned in protest against the lack of reaction of the Palestinian Authority against the actions of armed militias . During the first three months of 2004 , the Brigades were blamed for several attacks against journalists in the Occupied Territories and the Gaza Strip. These attacks follow the one against the offices of Arab television Al-Arabiya in Ramallah , on 13 September 2003 by masked men claiming to be Martyrs Brigades Al-Aqsa

9 February 2004 , Palestinian journalists in Gaza called for a strike in protest against violence against them.

Martyrs Brigades Al-Aqsa took an important part in the riots that took place in Gaza in July 2004. During these attacks, several Palestinian policemen were abducted and police stations and official buildings attacked by armed men

Brigades of Al-Aqsa Martyrs have carried out several attacks in conjunction with the Islamic group Hamas. These attacks were most often committed in the Gaza Strip.

Brigades have also conducted joint operations with other groups such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad or Hezbollah ,

January 30, 2006 , the offices of the European Union in Gaza were attacked for 30 minutes with a dozen members of the Brigades, asking for an apology to Denmark and Norway after the affair of cartoons

The "web-reporter Aaron Klein gets regular interviews of some leaders of the brigades.

On May 28, 2007, Khaled Abu Chaouich , a leading manager of Martyrs Brigades al-Aqsa, was arrested in Ramallah in the West Bank while he was driving his car near the headquarters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by a special unit of the Israeli army. Members of a special unit of the Israeli army disguised as Palestinian civilians forced him to exit his vehicle and took him away. He was wanted by Israel for many years.

On July 14, 2007, Zakaria Zubeidi , considered militia leader in Jenin and the northern West Bank, has agreed to disarm and stop the armed struggle against Israel. The agreement comes as part of broader amnesty by Israel, which sees more and more and Fatah a bulwark against the rising power of Hamas .

List of activists of Al-Aqsa Brigades

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