Fatah al-Intifada
Fatah al-Intifada ( Arabic فتح الإنتفاضة, DMG Fatḥ al-Intifāḍa , Fatah uprising ') is a militant Palestinian group founded by Colonel Said al-Muragha, better known under his nom de guerre Abu Musa . This is why the group is often referred to as the Abu Musa organization . She describes herself as the Palestinian National Liberation Movement - "Fatah" (حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني - "فتح") and uses the same name as the well-known Fatah movement. The Fatah al-Intifada is not part of the PLO .
history
The members of Fatah al-Intifada were originally members of Fatah, but split off in 1983 during the Lebanese civil war in which the PLO took part. The split arose because of some differences between Abu Musa and Yasser Arafat on various issues, including military decisions and political corruption . Fatah al-Intifada was formed with Syrian support and quickly drew a number of guerrillas who were disappointed in Arafat's role in Fatah and the PLO. The rivalry also had a political dimension, as the organization took a position to the left of the otherwise apolitical Fatah and used the phrases of the socialists . Abu Musa took the position that the Lebanese civil war was not a sectarian conflict, but a form of class struggle . Syria ensured that Abu Musa's armed forces had adequate backing in the attack on Arafat and his followers in Fatah, while other radical organizations in the PLO kept aloof as part of the opposition front . The fighting resulted in heavy casualties on both sides, but helped Syria expand its influence over the Palestinian-held areas of Lebanon. Fatah al-Intifada quickly came under the domination of the Syrian army and was therefore largely viewed as a puppet organization.
From 1985 to 1988, Fatah al-Intifada was involved in the war in the refugee camps , an attempt by Syria to drive the PLO from their bases within the refugee situation, which was supported by the Shiite militia Amal and some Palestinian groups on the opposition front. After joint efforts by the Syrian Army and a number of Palestinian and Lebanese groups controlled or influenced by Damascus , which, in addition to Fatah al-Intifada, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC), al-Sa'iqa , Amal, which belonged to the Syrian Palestinian Liberation Army (PLA) and parts of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF), the PLO was driven out of Lebanon in the second half of the 1980s. At this point in time, Fatah al-Intifada had already been reduced to a small part of the Syrian network of military representatives and had little or no decision-making powers of its own.
During the late 1980s, Fatah al-Intifada had a brief period of rapprochement with Arafat's Fatah, but due to its opposition to the Oslo peace process and the traditionally poor relations between the PLO and Syrian President Hafiz al-Assad , Fatah al- Intifada does not secure a place in today's Palestinian politics . Instead, it remained as a minority group in the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon, where it stayed under the guise of the Syrian presence in Lebanon until the Cedar Revolution in 2005. However, Fatah al-Intifada has little or no influence outside the two states and there is no official representation in the Palestinian territories.
In late autumn 2006, the radical Islamic group Fatah al-Islam split off from Fatah al-Intifada .
guide
Abu Musa retired from leading the group in the 1990s. The post of general secretary will now be occupied by Abu Chalid al-Umla , while Abu Fadi Hammad will act as regional general secretary for Lebanon.
Militant activities
During the 1980s, Fatah al-Intifada carried out various attacks on Israel , including civilians , but has not carried out any attacks since shortly before the start of the Oslo peace process in 1993.