Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Also known as: Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami fi Filastin, Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, PIJ
Based in PalestineActiveOctober 1981-presentSourcesPalestinian Islamic Jihad

Islamist Palestinian paramilitary organization formed in 1981 as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. It seeks the establishment of an Islamic Palestinian state through military means and rejects the Oslo Accords and two-state solution. Its armed wing, Al-Quds Brigades, operates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, conducting suicide bombings and rocket attacks. Designated a terrorist organization by multiple countries.

CRIMENET has extracted 16 linkages for this organization, including 7 cooperative ties across 6 organizations, 2 conflicts across 2 organizations, 7 other connections and footprints in 6 countries.

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Footprint abroad 6

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EgyptOperations
PIJ conducted operations out of Egypt.
Sources: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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IranPresence
PIJ has an office in Tehran.
Sources: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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IsraelOperations
PIJ carried out suicide bombings and rocket attacks in Israel.
Sources: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
4
LebanonPresence
PIJ has offices in Beirut and received training from Hezbollah.
Sources: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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SudanPresence
PIJ has an office in Khartoum.
Sources: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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SyriaPresence
PIJ moved its headquarters to Damascus and is based there.
Sources: Palestinian Islamic Jihad