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Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis

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Flag of Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis (variant of Hamas flag)

Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis is a Palestinian resistance group in the Syrian Civil War created in 2012. The group is a offshoot of Hamas (denied by Hamas)[1] which is a offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.[2] The group was later mostly dissolved in 2015 but 1 faction still remained loyal to Hamas and allied with other opposition groups such as Ahrar al-Sham and Al-Nusra.

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  1. ""حماس" تنفي علاقتها بكتائب "أكناف بيت المقدس" في سورية" ["Hamas" denies a relationship with the "Aknaf Bayt Al-Maqdis" Brigades in Syria | Syrian Net]. www.alsouria.net. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  2. Higgins, Andrew (2009-01-24). "How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-12-10.