Popular Resistance Committees
Palestinian national liberation organization.
The Popular Resistance Committees 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 لجان المقاومة الشعبية | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
| Dates of operation | 2000–present |
| Split from | Fatah |
| Active regions | Gaza Strip |
| Ideology | |
| Status | Active |
| Means of revenue | Iran and Hezbollah[2] |
| Designated as a terrorist group 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.[3] 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.[4]
References
change- ↑ "leadership of the Popular Resistance Committees, Schema-Root news". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "PRC Spokesman: Future Operations Against the Enemy will be 'Thorn in Israel's Throat'". Al Akhbar English. Archived from the original on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ↑ Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (September 15, 2009). "HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES" (PDF). The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "leadership of the Popular Resistance Committees, Schema-Root news". Retrieved 17 December 2014.