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Revived Mujahidin Faction Emerges in Gaza

(Media Line-Jerusalem Post) Ansar Al-Mujahidin, a new break-away armed faction with declared links to Fatah, has emerged in Gaza, claiming to have thousands of members. The group's spokesman, Abu Bilal, said this week that the group had previously existed under the name Kataeb Al-Mujahidin, and had claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on Israelis in 2009 and 2010. "Mujahidin" means "holy warriors." "We have successfully executed many jihad missions against Israel, our enemy, and we have given so many souls to Palestine because the Israeli enemy has assassinated many of our leaders and leading members," he said. "It's a growing headache for Hamas as the global jihad movement is growing in Gaza," said one Israeli security official. "They are Salafists or Jihadists and are setting up these organizations all the time."
2011-08-11 00:00:00
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