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كتائب شهداء الأقصى, (al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades)

[al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Palestine)] image by Eugene Ipavec, 06 Sep 2005
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Description

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade uses a yellow flag with a circular emblem. [photo]
Albert Kirsch, 14 Nov 2004

The flag is vertical and yellow, with a black emblem depicting two crossed AK-47s over the Dome of the Rock, all surrounded by two extremely long Palestinian flags. There is an arc of Arabic text below, and another above. In logos the topmost element is usually a hand grenade; here it is a dome-like latticework.
Eugene Ipavec
and Nathan Lamm, 27 Apr 2007


Introduction

The al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades is the generic name for armed groups which have no organizational hierarchy, most of which are independent and composed of young Fatah and Palestinian security force operatives. To a certain extent it can be said that each group is unique and has its own leadership. The AAMB officially began operations in October 2000, during the first days of the second intifada, as a network of military squads affiliated with Fatah. Several years later internal disputes led to the appearance of local groups is Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip with various names. In 2007 Mahmoud Abbas issued a “presidential” edict for the dismantling of the AAMB. In July 2007, 178 operatives agreed to disarm and turn their weapons over to PA as part of what was known as “the agreement of the wanted [operatives].” Later agreements in 2007 and 2008 added more gunmen to the list of those granted amnesty in exchange for ending violence, eventually bringing the total to over 300, despite of the fact that on August 22, 2007 they announced that they were backing out of its commitment and promise to refrain from attacks against Israel and the Israeli backed amnesty deal due to the IDF's arrest of two militants who were supposed to be on the amnesty list and shortly after backing out of the amnesty deal and its promise of stopping to attack Israel that Al Aqsa agreed to a month earlier, al-Aqsa gunmen in Gaza have announced that they are starting to launch hundreds of rockets and mortar shells at Israeli towns and cities and named the campaign, "Hole in the Wall II." That officially ended the organization’s existence in Judea and Samaria. After the official dismantling of the AAMB, operatives established independent squads which carried out individual operations. AAMB operatives lacked a central command, were often persecuted by the Palestinian security forces and many of them were detained by the PA.

In 2010 an agreement was formulated between the AAMB and Israel through the PA, according to which the names of operatives would be crossed off the list of wanted terrorists in return for their abandoning violence and turning their weapons over to the PA. Most of them were absorbed by the security forces, while others kept their weapons and were sought by the PA.
Sources: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3433924,00.html (published August 5, 2007),
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/123470 (published on August 23, 2007) and
https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/al-aqsa-martyrs-brigades-a-generic-name-for-the-armed-squads-of-palestinian-terrorists-currently-active-in-judea-and-samaria/ (published on October 30, 2022)
Esteban Rivera, 9 January 2024


White field version

[white flag] image located by William Garrison, 13 October 2023

A white-field flag of the "Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades" unit in Palestine; c. 2005. The top two Arabic lines read in English: "May Allah/God punish them [Allah deniers] at your hands, reword them [Allah's supporters], grant you victory, and harden the hearts of the nationalist people who fought them." In the middle is the logo of the "Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades". The bottom two lines read: "Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades" and finally "Revolution until Victory." There is a hidden flag-pole sleeve on the right side of this flag. [In Jerusalem, the silver dome of the larger "Al-Aqsa Mosque" or "al-Masjid al-Aqsa" should not be confused with the nearby northward golden "Dome of the Rock" or "Qubbat as-Sakhra" that is used in its logo. Both the mosque and the Sakhra sit atop the overall flatened hilltop "Temple Mount" or "al-Haram al-Sharif" esplanade -- but known more popularly as the "Al-Aqsa mosque compound" or more simply just as "al-Masjid al-Aqsa". Phyically, the "Al-Aqsa Mosque" contains a large indoor praying area (primarily for men), whereas the interior of the "Qubbat as-Sakhra" is much smaller (where Muslim women may pray), and essentially just encloses a small hilltop rock from where the Muslim Prophet Mohammed is believed to have ascended into Heaven ("Jannah") and returned during his historic "Night Journey" or "Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj". While Muslims may pray in the Sakhra, it itself is not a mosque/masjid.]
William Garrison, 13 October 2023

Logo

[white flag logo] image located by William Garrison, 13 October 2023

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Martyrs%27_Brigades


Other variant flags

[Al-Aqsa] image located by William Garrison, 11 December 2023

In the middle of this square, yellow-field flag is a large logo of the "al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades". The top black Arabic slogan is part of the Muslim "Declaration of Faith" shahada that reads in English as: "There is no deity/god but Allah". The bottom black slogan reads: "Mohammad is the messenger of Allah." As seen in Gaza City, 17 July 2006.
Source: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/islamic-jihad-palestinian-supporters-demonstrate-holding-news-photo/1645161213?adppopup=true

[Al-Aqsa Martyrs Bde.] image located by William Garrison, 9 January 2024

A white-field flag of the "Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Bridge: Missile Unit"; c. 2005, Above the dome and in between the AK-47 rifles, there is a black rocket/missile with a book (most likely the "Holy Quran" with the Arabic words "Allah" on the right page and "Mohammad" on the left page). There is a hidden flag-pole sleeve at left side (hoist).
William Garrison, 9 January 2024

 


Lion's Den militia

[Lion's Den militia] image located by William Garrison, 20 September 2022

Source: https://twitter.com/JoeTruzman or see original article at the online "Foundation for Defense of Democracies" https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/09/19/newly-established-militant-organization/

A Twitter user reported that a "flag was found on" a Palestinian militant allegedly belonging to a new Palestinian group titled either "Lion's Den" or "The Lion's Den". While the group purportedly operates in the "West Bank", the individual possessing the flag was arrested in Jaffa, Israel. While the flag itself was not shown, its design might be inferred from the logo on the group's purported headband.

"Lion's Den" logo -- may be on their flag or its flag may look like its "Lion's Den" headband with its full name.
Bill Garrison, 20 September 2022

From this link, here's the following: "Additionally, it remains unclear if TLD (The Lion's Den) is a splinter organization of an established militant group such as Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad or al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. However, there are some clues that suggest their affiliation to al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
On several occasions, TLD has published its logo with the picture of two militants killed in late July, Muhammed al-Azizi and Abdul Subh, both members of the Fatah-linked al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Furthermore, TLD said in a statement published on Sep. 3 that Azizi and Subh were its founding members. The evidence suggests TLD is following the same pattern of other sub groups that have been formed this year who are affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad or al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
Esteban Rivera, 20 September 2022

[Lion's Den militia] image located by William Garrison, 16 October 2022

A photo of the "Lion's Den" or "Den of Lions" flag: source: https://www.timesofisrael.com
The white-field flag with multi-color logo of the "Lion's Den" or "Den of Lions" militia, in Nablus (West Bank/Palestine) c. Sept. 2022.
William Garrison, 16 October 2022

A larger, clearer logo can be seen on the shoulder of a member:
Image at https://ecfr.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Lions-Den-2-1024xcenter-c-default.jpg, source: https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/lions-den/
Bill Garrison, 17 October 2022

[Lion's Den militia]   [Lion's Den militia] images located by William Garrison, 20 October 2022

First image at https://www.economist.com/1843/2023/07/07/inside-the-lions-den-the-west-banks-gen-z-fighters (subscription needed).
Second image at https://allisrael.com/what-is-lions-den-the-new-start-up-palestinian-terror-cell c. Oct. 2022
Lion's Den flag in front of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem (Photo: Twitter)
William Garrison, 20 October 2022

[Lion's Den militia] image located by William Garrison, 25 October 2022

Source: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/tamara-nassar/thousands-mourn-palestinians-killed-israeli-attack

A Palestine "Lions' Den" vertical flag with what appears to be the "shahada" (Muslim "Declaration of Faith") in the top third of the flag, and the regular logo of the "Lions' Den" in the bottom two-thirds; c. 25 Oct. 2022 in Nablus, Palestine.
William Garrison, 25 October 2022