Popular Resistance Committees
The Popular Resistance Committees (Arabic: لِجَانُ الْمُقَاوَمَةِ الشَّعْبِيَّةِ) is a group of Palestinian militant groups which are against the Palestinian Authority and Fatah because of its willingness to work with Israel.
| Popular Resistance Committees لِجَانُ الْمُقَاوَمَةِ الشَّعْبِيَّةِ | |
|---|---|
| Ideology | |
| Leader | Jamal Abu Samhadana (2000–2006) 'Amir Qarmoot Abu As-Sa'id (2006–2008) Kamal al-Nirab (2008–2011) Zuhir al-Qaisi (2011–2012) Ayman al-Shashniya (2012–present)[1] |
| Area of operations | Gaza Strip |
| Designated as a terrorist organisation by | |
| United States and Israel | |
The group is now most active in the Gaza Strip, due to its military group, the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades present there.[2] The group was created in 2000 by former Fatah member Jamal Abu Samhadana, and the group's members are mainly former members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and is allegedly supported by Hezbollah. The current leader of the group is Ayman al-Shashniya.[3]
References
- ↑ "leadership of the Popular Resistance Committees, Schema-Root news". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (September 15, 2009). "HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES". The Guardian (London). http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/09/15/UNFFMGCReport.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "leadership of the Popular Resistance Committees, Schema-Root news". Retrieved 17 December 2014.