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Aksa Martyrs Brigades - a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002

al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades, Martyrs of al-Aqsa

act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

West Bank - an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians

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Sources close to Hamas also claimed that dozens of members of the rival Aksa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, had volunteered to fight alongside Hamas units, the paper reported.

Hamas fighting Israel with weapons provided by US, European countries to PA

Along with Shehada were two more militants from Islamic Jihad - including Issa Marzuk, 36, who was voted onto the Bethlehem city council on an Islamic Jihad ticket in 2005 - and Ahmad Balboul, a local commander of the Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades militia affiliated with Fatah.

PALESTINE - Mar 13 - Thousands Attend Funeral For Killed Palestinian Militants

That means figuring out a way to take on Hamas, Islamic Jihad and, from his own Fatah party, Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades.

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arrest in the Jenin refugee camp shot and killed a leader of the Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, Muhmmad Aija, 25, who was deputy to Zakaria Zubeidi, a Fatah member wanted by Israel.

PALESTINE - July 2 - Hamas Arrests Spokesman For Group Behind Kidnapping

Responsibility for June 9 raid was jointly claimed by Islamic Jihad and the Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, a militia nominally affiliated with the mainstream secularist Fatah faction headed by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.

ARABS-ISRAEL - June 10 - Israel Attacks 2 Buildings In Gaza City

The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, is trying to convince militant factions like Hamas, Islamic Jihad and his own Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades to stop firing rockets into Israel for a month and then extend a cease-fire to the West Bank.

ARABS-ISRAEL - May 27 - Israel Vows To Continue Attacks Against Hamas