Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades

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Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades ألوية الناصر صلاح الدين
Emblem of the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
Leader	Abu Sayyaf (since 2015)[1]
Spokesperson	Abu Ataya
Foundation	2000
Dates of operation	2001 (2001)–present
Headquarters	Gaza City
Active regions	Gaza Strip, West Bank, Israel
Ideology	Sunni Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Islamic nationalism Palestinian nationalism Anti-Zionism Anti-imperialism
Notable attacks	Kidnapping of Ghazi al-Jabali Murder of the Hatuel family Murder of Moussa Arafat Murder of Eliyahu Asheri 2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks (accused by Israel)
Status	Active
Size	5,000
Part of	Popular Resistance Committees Palestinian Joint Operations Room
Allies	State allies:  Iran  Syria (until 2024)  Qatar Non-state allies: Hamas  Palestinian Islamic Jihad  Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Opponents	Israel  Palestinian Authority
Battles and wars	Gaza War (2008–2009) 2014 Gaza War Israel–Hamas war
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The al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades (Arabic: ألوية الناصر صلاح الدين, lit. 'Brigades of Saladin the Victorious') is the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, a set of various Palestinian militant organizations that operate in the Gaza Strip.

History

The Brigades participated in Operation Dispersive Illusion (Arabic: الوهم المتبدد), which resulted in the capture of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The group is also known for blowing up a Merkava tank,[2] the main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces.

The Brigades fought during the Gaza War from December 2008 to January 2009.

The group also took part in the 2014 Gaza War,[3] and the death of one of its members in an Israeli raid was one of the reasons for the outbreak of the Gaza–Israel clashes in November 2018.[4]

The Brigades have been fighting alongside the al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas and other allied Palestinian factions in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war (2023-present).[5][6]

See also

• List of military units named after people

References

1. "Popular Resistance Committee Backgrounder: 2018".
2. "Popular Resistance Committee Backgrounder: 2018". CAMERA. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
3. "Qassam brigades claim rocket, mortar fire at southern Israel Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine", Ma'an News Agency, Monday 21 July 2014.
4. "Israel-Gaza violence erupts after covert op killings". BBC.com. 12 November 2018.
5. "Not only Hamas: eight factions at war with Israel in Gaza". Newsweek. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
6. "With Al-Qassam and Al-Quds Brigades, four other armed Palestinian factions are fighting Israel in Gaza". The New Arab. 22 May 2024.