National Resistance Brigades

This article is about the militant wing. For the political wing, see Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

National Resistance Brigades
كتائب المقاومة الوطنية
Also known asOmar Al-Qasim Forces Arabic: قوات الشهيد عمر القاسم, lit. 'Forces of the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim'[1]
Founding leaderNayef Hawatmeh
LeadersAbu Khaled
Foundation1969
Dates of operation1969–present
CountryPalestine
Allegiance Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
MotivesEstablishing an independent secular state on Historic Palestine, or Palestinian state with the pre-1967 borders.
HeadquartersGaza Strip
Ideology
StatusActive
AlliesState allies:
 Iran
 Syria
Non-state allies:
Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Al-Quds Brigades
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades
 Hezbollah
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command Jihad Jibril Brigades
Opponents Israel
Battles and warsWar of Attrition
Black September
Lebanese Civil War
First Intifada
Second Intifada
Gaza War (2008–2009)
2012 Gaza conflict
2014 Gaza war
2021 Conflict
2023 Israel–Hamas war

The National Resistance Brigades (Arabic: كتائب المقاومة الوطنية, romanized: Katāʼib al-Muqāwamah al-Waṭanīyah), also known as Martyr Omar Al-Qassem Forces,[4] (Arabic: قوات الشهيد عمر القاسم)[5] are the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which operates in Gaza[6] and conducts guerilla warfare.[7] Abu Khaled is one of its commanders.[8]

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  2. ^ "Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)". irp.fas.org.
  3. ^ "PFLP, DFLP, PFLP-GC, Palestinian leftists". Council on Foreign Relations.
  4. ^ DFLP Central Information and Tr)anslation (7 August 2022). "A military statement issued by the National Resistance Brigades (Martyr Omar al-Qasim Forces) mourns its martyred fighter, Hassan Muhammad Mansour". Group 194. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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  6. ^ "National Resistance Brigades – DFLP". European Council on Foreign Relations. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Infographic: Military Branches of the Palestinian Resistance". Islamic World News. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ Strickland, Patrick (4 February 2015). "No room for IS". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 October 2023.