Popular Resistance Committees
| 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 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.
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 | change source]
- ↑ "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.