Palestinian National Liberation Movement - "Fatah" | |
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"حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني - "فتح | |
Leaders | Col. Said al-Muragha (1983-2013) Abu Hazim |
Dates of operation | 1983 | – present
Split from | Fatah |
Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
Active regions | Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, Jordan[1] |
Ideology | Palestinian nationalism Arab socialism Anti-Zionism Anti-imperialism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Size | 3,000-3,500[2] |
Part of | Alliance of Palestinian Forces Axis of Resistance |
Allies | As-Sa'iqa PFLP-GC Syrian Army Palestine Liberation Army |
Opponents | Free Syrian Army Ahrar al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Tahrir al-Sham Fatah al-Islam Al-Nusra Front[3] Islamic State Israel |
Battles and wars | Lebanese Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Israel-Hamas War[4] |
Fatah al-Intifada (Arabic: فتح الانتفاضة Fatah Uprising) is a Palestinian militant faction founded by Said Muragha, better known as Abu Musa.[5] Officially it refers to itself as the Palestinian National Liberation Movement - "Fatah" (Arabic: حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني- فتح), the identical name of the major Fatah movement.[5] Fatah al-Intifada is not part of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).