Tanzim
Militant faction of the Palestinian Fatah movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Lebanese Christian militia, see Al-Tanzim.
Tanzim (Arabic: التنظيم Al-Tanẓīm, "The Organization") is a militant faction of the Palestinian Fatah movement.
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Tanzim | |
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التنظيم Al-Tanẓīm | |
Active | Founded in 1995 |
Country | Palestine |
Allegiance | Fatah |
Type | Militant faction |
Role | Community-level operations |
Engagements | Second Intifada |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Led by Marwan Barghouti (serving life sentences for murder in Israel) |
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Led by Marwan Barghouti, who is serving life sentences for murder in Israel, it gained prominence during the Second Intifada. Tanzim operates at the community level and has significantly pulled Palestinian support from Islamist groups. It has participated in violent acts against both military and civilian targets, and some of its members have even conducted suicide bombings.