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What You Saw In The Gaza Envelope You Will See In Other Places Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar) aired an audio recorded message by Abu Hamza, the spokesman for the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, on October 12, 2023, in which he warned of attacks in the West Bank, Israel within the pre-1967 borders, and beyond. He addressed “the miserable Zionists,” saying they do not know what Palestinian Islamic Jihad has prepared for them inside Palestine and outside of it. Abu Hamza added: “What you have seen in the Gaza Envelope you will see in other places.”

Iran wants to weaken the burgeoning Sunni political movement in Iraq while also breathing new life into Al Qaeda? Go figure. The US military claims to have proof that armed groups supported by Tehran are trying to sabotage Iraq’s US-backed Awakening Councils, the armed neighbourhood groups that have successfully driven al-Qaeda out of many districts of Baghdad and elsewhere.In an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI), US military spokesman Adm Gregory Smith said that “the American military recently obtained confessions from detainees who are members of the Al-Quds Brigade and other Shia group who have been arrested in various parts of...

They refer to a closed meeting that Ali Khamen'ei, the Grand Guide for the Islamic Revolution in Iran, has held with Al Quds Brigade, which is well-known for its activities on Iraqi lands. During the meeting, they restricted the activities of the brigade to shaking security and attempting to forces the coalition forces to withdraw from the cities, through executing terrorist attacks. A commander in the brigade, which is under the Iranian Revolutionary guards, praised the achievements that were accomplished during the past months. These are represented in forcing the Americans to resort to camps with high walls (approximately 10...