Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade
Islamist militant group active in the Gaza Strip / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade (Arabic: لواء الشيخ عمر حديد, romanized: Liwāʾ ash-Shaykh ʿUmar Ḥadīd), also known as Islamic State in Gaza,[7] is an Islamist militant[1] group affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant that was reportedly active in the Gaza Strip around 2015.[8] Its goals have consistently matched those of the Islamic State, in that it seeks to establish the al-Sham caliphate.[9] As such, it opposes all forms of Palestinian nationalism[3][10] while also supporting the elimination of all Jews[11][12] and other ethno-religious 'infidels' from the region.[13][14]
Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade | |
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لواء الشيخ عمر حديد | |
Leaders | Abu 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 operation | 31 May 2015 – present |
Active regions | Gaza Strip East Jerusalem |
Ideology | Salafi jihadism[1][2] Pan-Islamism[3] |
Size | ~200 (2015)[4] |
Part of | Islamic State |
Allies | Mujahideen Shura Council |
Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
Battles and wars | Gaza–Israel conflict Palestinian political violence |
The group's leader was unknown until Hamas Police raided the home of Yunis Hunnar on June 2, 2015,[6][15] who was accused of leading the recently formed group and was shot dead while resisting arrest.[16] The present leader is currently unknown.
The group was named after Omar Hadid, an insurgent of Iraqi origin who was a member of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.[1][17]