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Battle of Rafah (2009)

Conflict between Hamas and Jund Ansar Allah in the Gaza Strip

Field	Value
conflict	Battle of Rafah (2009)
partof	the Salafi-jihadist insurgency in the Gaza Strip
image	Location Rafah.png
caption	Location of Rafah in the Gaza Strip
date	14–15 August 2009
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place	Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine
result	Hamas government victory
territory	* Destruction of the self proclaimed Islamic Emirate of Rafah
combatant1	Islamic Emirate of Rafah
combatant2	Palestine Hamas Government
commander1	Flag of Jihad.svg Abdel Latif Moussa
Flag of Jihad.svg Abu Abdullah al-Suri
commander2	Khaled Mashal
Ismail Haniyeh
Flag of al-Qassam Brigades.svg Abu Jibril Shimali
strength1	Flag of Jihad.svg 100+ militants
strength2	Hamas Unknown
casualties1	Flag of Jihad.svg 15 militants killed
Flag of Jihad.svg 40 militants arrested
casualties2	Emblem of the Palestinian Civil Police Force.png6 police officers killed
casualties3	Palestine 5 Palestinian civilians killed
Palestine 150 Palestinian civilians wounded
units1	Jund Ansar Allah
units2
* {{Flagicon image	Coat of arms of Palestine (alternative).svg	border	size=20px}} Palestinian Security Services
** {{Flagicon image	Emblem of the Palestinian Civil Police Force.png	border	size=22px}}Palestinian Police

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Hamas government regains full control throughout the Rafah Governorate Flag of Jihad.svg Abu Abdullah al-Suri Ismail Haniyeh Flag of al-Qassam Brigades.svg Abu Jibril Shimali Flag of Jihad.svg 40 militants arrested Palestine 150 Palestinian civilians wounded
Hamas Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
- Hamas Rafah Brigade
Coat of arms of Palestine (alternative).svg Palestinian Security Services
- Emblem of the Palestinian Civil Police Force.pngPalestinian Police

The Battle of Rafah (2009) took place between Hamas and Jund Ansar Allah in the Rafah Governorate of the Gaza Strip. Fighting between the two Palestinian militant organizations broke out on 14 August 2009, when Jund Ansar Allah's founder Abdel Latif Moussa denounced the Hamas government for supposedly failing to enforce Islamic law and for "not being any different from a secular government" since it ousted Fatah during the Battle of the Gaza Strip in June 2007. He subsequently proclaimed the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Rafah and swore allegiance to al-Qaeda. In total, 26 people were killed and 150 were wounded during the conflict, including an 11-year-old Palestinian girl. Moussa was killed in Rafah on 15 August 2009, triggering the collapse of Jund Ansar Allah and the Islamic Emirate of Rafah.

Events

A day before the Hamas raid, Jund Ansar Allah leader, Abdel Latif Moussa, declared the Islamic Emirate of Rafah, and swore allegiance to Al-Qaeda. About 100 of his fighters were seen in a video where he pledged allegiance in his base, a mosque in Rafah. The next day, the Qassam Brigades attacked the mosque and other bases of the group in Rafah. The fighting lasted 7 hours. It was reported that when Hamas reached the positions of Moussa and Jund Ansar Allah's military commander, Abu Abdullah al Suri, they detonated themselves. About 15 Jund Ansar Allah fighters were killed, 40 were captured, 5 civilians were killed. Al-Qassam brigades commander Abu Jibril Shimali, was also killed during the battle. The group was virtually destroyed after the fighting, having both of its leaders killed, and its bases captured. It was reported that Hamas later released some of the captured.

References

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[https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/15/world/AP-ML-Palestinians-Gaza-Shootout.html Islamist Leader Said to Be Killed in Shootout]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. 15 August 2009.
(15 August 2009). "Hamas: Leader of al-Qaeda-inspired group committed suicide". Ynetnews.
(2009-08-15). "Hamas says Gaza now under control".
(15 August 2009). "Profile: Jund Ansar Allah".
(14 August 2009). "Hamas and al Qaeda-linked group clash in Gaza {{!}} FDD's Long War Journal".
(15 August 2009). "FACTBOX: Five facts about Jund Ansar Allah". Reuters.
"Al Qaeda-linked group declares Islamic state in Gaza – The Long War Journal".
Marshall, Warren. (30 November 2010). "Al-Qaeda in Gaza: Isolating "the Base"". Contemporary Voices: St Andrews Journal of International Relations.
"All 24 victims of Friday".
Beaumont, Peter. (15 August 2009). "Hamas destroys al-Qaida group in violent Gaza battle". The Observer.

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