Hamas–ISIS conflict

The Hamas–ISIS conflict is a political and religious disagreement between the Palestinian nationalist group Hamas and the global extremist network ISIS. Hamas is an Arabic acronym for the "Islamic Resistance Movement" ("Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya").[1] ISIS is an acronym for "Islamic State in Iraq and Syria", named after the area of land they controlled at their peak, the Arabic acronym for ISIS is "Daesh".[2] The conflict is mostly ideological but sometimes gets violent.

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  1. "National Counterterrorism Center | FTOs". www.dni.gov. September 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. "Isis, Isil, IS or Daesh? One group, many names". BBC News. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2024.