Abdul al-Qadir al-Husseini Brigades

The Abdul al-Qadir al-Husseini Brigades (Arabic: كتائب الشهيد عبد القادر الحسيني, romanized: kataib eabd alqadir alhusayni), named after the Abdul Qadir al-Husayni, was a military branch of Fatah in the Gaza Strip. It has a relationship with the Al-Quds Brigades and the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades.^[6]

Abdul al-Qudir al-Husseini Brigades
Leader	Abu Suhaib Zaqout[1][2]
Dates of operation	2012 – present
Split from	Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades[3]
Country	Palestine
Allegiance	Fatah (until 2023)[4][5]
Active regions	Gaza strip
Ideology	Palestinian nationalism Socialism[6]
Size	700 – 1000 fighters[6]
Part of	Palestinian Joint Operations Room[1]
Allies	Al Quds Brigades[6] Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades National Resistance Brigades[7]
Opponents	Israel Palestinian Authority
Battles and wars	Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2012 Gaza War 2014 Gaza War 2018–2019 Gaza border protests[8] 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis[9][10] Gaza war Netzarim Corridor clashes[3] Rafah offensive[11]
Designated as a terrorist group by	United States of America[12]

History

After Hamas outlawed Fatah's activities in the Gaza Strip in 2007, cofounders of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades founded the Abdul al-Qadir al-Husseini Brigades in 2012. Hamas allowed the organization to function without giving it explicit permission.^[6]

It participated in the wars of 2012 and 2014.^{[citation needed]} They participated in the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests^[8] and the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.^[9][10] They fought the IDF in the Netzarim Corridor^[3] and Rafah.^[11] They fired rockets at Israel in 2022.^[13]