Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade
| Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade | |
|---|---|
| لواء الشيخ عمر حديد | |
Black Standard of ISIL | |
| Leaders | Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi † Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi † Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi † Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi † Yunis Hunnar † (May–June 2015) Unknown leader (June 2015–) |
| Dates of operation | 31 May 2015 – 2019 |
| Active regions | Gaza Strip East Jerusalem |
| Ideology | Salafi jihadism Pan-Islamism |
| Size | ~200 (2015) |
| Part of | Islamic State |
| Allies | Mujahideen Shura Council |
| Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
| Battles and wars | Salafi-jihadist insurgency in the Gaza Strip Gaza–Israel conflict |
The Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade (Arabic: لواء الشيخ عمر حديد, romanized: Liwāʾ ash-Shaykh ʿUmar Ḥadīd), also known as Islamic State in Gaza, was an Islamist militant group affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant that was reportedly active in the Gaza Strip around 2015. Its goals have consistently matched those of the Islamic State, in that it seeks to establish the al-Sham caliphate. As such, it opposes all forms of Palestinian nationalism while also supporting the elimination of all Jews and other "infidels" from the region.
The group's leader was unknown until Hamas Police raided the home of Yunis Hunnar on June 2, 2015, who was accused of leading the recently formed group and was shot dead while resisting arrest.
The group was named after Omar Hadid, an insurgent of Iraqi origin who was a member of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.