Jihad Jibril Brigades
| Jihad Jibril Brigades كتائب جهاد جبريل | |
|---|---|
| Founding leader | Ahmed Jibril # |
| Leaders | Talal Naji |
| Foundation | 1969 |
| Dates of operation | 1969–present |
| Country | Palestine and Syria |
| Motives | Establishing an independent nationalist, secular and socialist Palestinian state of pre-1948 borders |
| Headquarters | Gaza strip and Syria |
| Ideology | |
| Status | Active |
| Size | Unknown |
| Part of | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command Palestinian Joint Operations Room |
| Allies | State allies: Iran Syria (until 2024) Non-state allies: Hezbollah As-Sa'iqa Fatah al-Intifada Al-Qassam Brigades Al-Quds Brigades National Resistance Brigades Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades |
| Opponents | South Lebanon Army (until 2000) Israel Palestinian Authority Syria (from 2024) Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis Islamic State al-Qaeda |
| Battles and wars | Arab–Israeli conflict Lebanese Civil War Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict Syrian civil war Gaza war |
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The Jihad Jibril Brigades (Arabic: كتائب جهاد جبريل) form the paramilitary branch of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC). They are named after Jihad Ahmed Jibril, the son of founder Ahmed Jibril and former head of the brigades, who died in a car bombing in Beirut in 2002. Their symbolism is the flag of the PFLP-GC in black and white.