Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigades

Islamist militant group

The Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigades (also called Islamic State in Gaza[9]) is a Islamist militant group that is a faction of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the Gaza Strip.[10] The goals of the group matches the goals of the Islamic State as it wants to form a caliphate in Syria, opposes nationalism,[11][12] and wants to destroy all Jews in the country. The group was named after Omar Hadid, a militant from Iraq who was a part of al-Qaeda.[13]

Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigades
لواء الشيخ عمر حديد
LeadersAbu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi 
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi 
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi 
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 
Yunis Hunnar  (May–June 2015)
Unknown leader (June 2015–)
Dates of operation31 May 2015 – present
Active regions Gaza Strip
 East Jerusalem
IdeologySalafi jihadism[1][2]
Pan-Islamism[3]
Size~200 (2015)[4]
Part of Islamic State
Allies Mujahideen Shura Council
OpponentsState opponents

Non-state opponents

Battles and warsGaza–Israel conflict
Palestinian political violence
Preceded by
al-Qaeda


References

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  1. "Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade". TRAC. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. "New Salafi Jihadi Group in Gaza: The Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. Beauchamp, Zack (2015-07-02). "ISIS is threatening Hamas in Gaza. That's scary news". Vox. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  4. "Palestinian Salafists pose dangerous new problem for Hamas". Guardian: The conflict with the militant Salafists – totalling a few hundred at most – has led to a Hamas crackdown and, in reprisal, three rockets fired by the Salafists at Israel. June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  5. Beauchamp, Zack (2015-07-02). "ISIS is threatening Hamas in Gaza. That's scary news". Vox. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  6. "Egypt army digs trench along Gaza border to prevent smuggling". DAILY STAR. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22.
  7. Beauchamp, Zack (2015-07-02). "ISIS is threatening Hamas in Gaza. That's scary news". Vox. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  8. "Worse Than Hamas? ISIS in Gaza - Israel Today | Israel News". 2015-07-02. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10.
  9. Levy, Rachael (9 June 2014). "ISIS: We Are Operating in Gaza". Vocative. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. "ISIS: We Are Operating in Gaza". Vocative: The extremist terror organization is establishing a toehold inside Gaza, despite Hamas' claims to the contrary. June 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  11. Beauchamp, Zack (July 2, 2015). "ISIS is threatening Hamas in Gaza". Both "the secular nationalism" of Fatah and "the Islamist nationalism of [Hamas] have run aground," Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, explains. "So in come the anti-nationalists, who say 'no, no, that's all wrong. It's all about God, Umma, and the caliphate.'" That is ISIS's opening: Palestinians, especially the younger generation, are fed up with their current leaders and looking for something new. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  12. Lamb, Franklin (June 21, 2014). "Article: Will ISIS Create al-Sham Caliphate & Liberate Palestine?". MWCNews: One need not be prescient to understand the unfolding "Jihadi Spring" is fueling the plans and perhaps destiny of ascendant Islamists in this region with the increasing help of in-country nationalists, including remnants of the Iraqi Baath Party. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  13. Jawad Al-Tamimi, Aymenn (June 2, 2015). "New Salafi Jihadi Group in Gaza". A new group in Gaza calling itself the Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade claimed credit for rocket attacks on Ashdod in late May. Retrieved June 4, 2015.