Battle of Rafah (2009)
Battle of Rafah (2009) | |
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Part of Palestinian Territories | |
Result |
Hamas victory
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Abu Abdullah al-Suri †
Abu Jibril Shimali †
- Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
- Rafah Brigade
40 captured
150 Gazans wounded
The Battle of Rafah (2009) took place between
Hamas government for supposedly failing to enforce Islamic law and for "not being any different from a secular government" since it ousted Fatah during the Battle of the Gaza Strip in June 2007. He subsequently proclaimed the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Rafah and swore allegiance to al-Qaeda. In total, 26 people were killed and 150 were wounded during the conflict, including an 11-year-old Palestinian girl.[2] Moussa was killed in Rafah
on 15 August 2009, triggering the collapse of Jund Ansar Allah and the Islamic Emirate of Rafah.
Events
A day before the Hamas raid, Jund Ansar Allah leader,
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades attacked the Mosque and other bases of the group in Rafah. The fighting lasted 7 hours. It was reported that when Hamas reached the positions of Moussa and Jund Ansar Allah's military commander, Abu Abdullah al Suri, they detonated themselves. About 15 Jund Ansar Allah fighters were killed, 40 were captured, 5 civilians were killed. Al-Qassam brigades commander Abu Jibril Shimali, was also killed during the battle. The group was virtually destroyed after the fighting, having both of its leaders killed, and its bases captured. It was reported that Hamas later released some of the captured.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
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- ^ "Profile: Jund Ansar Allah". 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "Hamas and al Qaeda-linked group clash in Gaza | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "FACTBOX: Five facts about Jund Ansar Allah". Reuters. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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