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Army of Islam ( ar, جَيش الإسلام ''Jaysh al-Islām''), officially The Army of Islam Group in Jerusalem (''Jama'at Jaysh al-Islam fi Bayt al-Maqdis''), is a
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militant organization in the
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. It was founded by the
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 and is based in the Tzabra neighborhood in the center of the Gaza Strip. The group has been designated a
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by the
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and the
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.


Activities

The group's first prominent action was its involvement in the
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during which Israeli soldier
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was kidnapped. It also kidnapped
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Alan Johnston Alan Graham Johnston (born 17 May 1962) is a British journalist working for the BBC. He has been the BBC's correspondent in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip and Italy. He is based in London. Johnston was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip on 1 ...
in 2007. The group appears to draw inspiration from, or is linked to,
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, and has conducted at least one bombing of a Palestinian civilian target (an empty school) and a number of other kidnappings. The group was originally closely related to
Hamas Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Bri ...
, but its extremist stances eventually alienated both Hamas and
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. The group has also been known as ''The Organization of jihad in Palestine'' and is linked to Abu Qatada, the British-based
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extremist
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who they demanded be released in exchange for Johnston. On 3 November 2010 senior Army of Islam leader Mohammad Namnam was killed in a
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when the car he was driving in Gaza City was hit by a missile fired from an Israeli military helicopter. Israel killed Namnam after Egyptian authorities reportedly tipped-off Israel that Namnam was helping plan a future attack on multinational security forces in
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. Following the 3 November air strike, the
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killed two other members of the group. Mohammed and Islam Yassif were killed in an air strike, fired from an unmanned
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, on 17 November 2010. The attack, coordinated with Israeli security services,
Shin Bet The Israel Security Agency (ISA; he, שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי; ''Sherut ha-Bitaẖon haKlali''; "the General Security Service"; ar, جهاز الأمن العام), better known by the acronym Shabak ( he, ...
, came around dawn on a busy street in Gaza City, and cited the same security issues as that in the killing of Namnam. In 2011, the group told the French security services that they had planned an attack on the
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because its owners were Jewish. A limited number of fighters belonging to the group travelled to Syria from 2012 to fight in the Syrian Civil War; several of these volunteers were killed in combat. In 2016, the Army of Islam released a eulogy for the Islamic State's commander
Abu Omar al-Shishani Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili ( ka, თარხან ბათირაშვილი; 11 January 1986 – 10 July 2016), known by his '' nom de guerre'' Abu Omar al-Shishani ( ar, أَبُو عُمَرَ ٱلشِّيشَانِيِّ, ...
after he was killed in fighting in
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. Nevertheless, the group has not openly admitted any links to ISIL. By 2018, the group faced increasing repression by Hamas which was unwilling to tolerate its extremist activities. In turn, the group considers Hamas an
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organization, and has called upon Muslims to carry out lone wolf attacks against Israel.


Kidnapping of Alan Johnston

In 2007 the group kidnapped the BBC correspondent Alan Johnston. On 25 June 2007 a video was released by the group showing Johnston with an explosive belt around his waist, with a demand for the release of Muslim prisoners in British custody. The group, which also kidnapped ten members of Hamas, had claimed that they would have killed him if there had been an attempt to rescue him by force. On 4 July 2007, after Gaza authorities arrested several members of the group including its spokesman, Abu Muthana, and following threats of
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, Johnston was handed over to Hamas officials and released after 114 days in captivity.


Alexandria bombing

The group has been linked with the 2011 bombing of a Coptic church in Alexandria that resulted in 23 deaths. Egypt's Interior Minister said on 23 January that evidence proved that the group planned and executed the attack. The group quickly denied responsibility, while also reportedly expressing support for the bombing.


See also

*
Jund Ansar Allah Jund Ansar Allah ( ar, جند أنصار الله, rtl=yes, ) was an armed Islamist organization operating in the Gaza Strip. It was founded in November 2008. On 14 August 2009, the group's spiritual leader, Sheikh Abdel Latif Moussa, announced th ...
*
Jahafil Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad fi Filastin ) , native_name_lang=ar , war=the Gaza–Israel conflict andthe Global War on Terrorism , image= , caption=The Shahada flag commonly used by al-Qaeda. , active=6 November 2008 – present , ideology= Salafist jihadism Wahhabism , groups= , area of ...
* Army of the Islamic State


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Army Of Islam (Gaza Strip) Jihadist groups in Egypt Jihadist groups in Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict Organisations of the Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014) Organizations designated as terrorist by the United States Groups affiliated with al-Qaeda