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Jaysh al-Ummah al-Salafi Bayt al-Maqdis

Palestinian and Salafi jihadist militant organization

Jaysh al-Ummah al-Salafi Bayt al-Maqdis جيش الأمة السلفي في بيت المقدس (The Salafi Army of the Salafi Muslims in Jerusalem) is a Muslim Salafi jihadist militant group in the Gaza Strip. The group is against Israel.[3] The group supports al-Qaeda and dislikes Hamas.[4]

Jaysh al-Ummah al-Salafi fi Bayt al-Maqdis
Leader Abu Hafs al-Maqdisi
Dates of operation 2005-present
Active regions Gaza Strip
Ideology Palestinian nationalism

Salafi jihadism
Size 25+ (2008)[1]
Battles and wars 2012 Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip

2014 Gaza War

2021 Israel–Palestine crisis

2023 Israel-Hamas war[2]

Organization

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The group is a small group and it had only 25 members in 2008.[5][6] It is led by Abu Hafs al-Maqdisi and attempts to finance itself using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.[7][8] The group has fired rockets at Israel. It has fought the Israel Defense Forces such as during the 2012 Gaza War and the 2014 Gaza War.[9] The group does not agree with Hamas, and have said that "Hamas applies neither Sharia law nor any other Islamic rule or order." Hamas has put their leader, Abu Hafs al-Maqdisi, under arrest. In January 2008, the group said they would kill United States president George W. Bush.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Rafid Fadhil Ali (24 September 2008). "Hamas Arrests Pro-al-Qaeda Leader of Jaysh al-Umma in Gaza". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Joe Truzman (19 December 2023). "Al Qaeda-aligned Jaysh al-Ummah says it is fighting Israeli troops in Gaza". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hamas Arrests Pro-al-Qaeda Leader of Jaysh al-Umma in Gaza". jamestown.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ↑ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (2019-02-20). "Jaysh al-Ummah in Gaza: Exclusive Interview". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. ↑ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (20 February 2019). "Jaysh al-Ummah in Gaza: Exclusive Interview". Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Rafid Fadhil Ali (24 September 2008). "Hamas Arrests Pro-al-Qaeda Leader of Jaysh al-Umma in Gaza". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Rafid Fadhil Ali (24 September 2008). "Hamas Arrests Pro-al-Qaeda Leader of Jaysh al-Umma in Gaza". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Joe Truzman (1 April 2021). "Jaysh al-Ummah emir offers solution to 'Palestinian case', derides 'Resistance' leaders". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Jaysh al-Umma (Gaza)". ECFR. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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