Al-Jama'ah Al-Islamiyah (Lebanon)

الجماعة الإسلامية في لبنان

Area Of Operation Lebanon

Founded 1964

Leader Mohamad Takkoush

Financial Sources Muslim brotherhood, Hamas

Weapons Sources Hezbollah, Local

Status Active combat

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A political party in Lebanon, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon. In 1982, during the First Lebanon War, the military wing of the movement was established: "Al-Fajr Forc...

A political party in Lebanon, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon. In 1982, during the First Lebanon War, the military wing of the movement was established: "Al-Fajr Forces" (قوات الفجر). This force is concentrated in Tyre and its surroundings, and its activists fight Israel in close cooperation with Hamas. Additionally, the militia cooperates with Hezbollah in fighting against Israel.

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