Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis

Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis
Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis
أكناف بيت المقدس
	Hamas flag, used by Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis alongside other logos
Leaders	Abu Ahmed Mushir; Abo Hamam; Ahmad Zaghmout;
Dates of operation	c. 2012/13 – 2015 (main group); 2015 – present (remnant faction)
Allegiance	Hamas (denied by Hamas)
Headquarters	Yarmouk Camp, Damascus
Active regions	Southern Syria
Ideology	Sunni Islamism; Islamic fundamentalism
Size	200 (2015)
Allies	Jaysh al-Islam; Jaysh al-Ababil; Liwa Sham al-Rasul; Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (2018); Al-Nusra Front (formally); Al-Rahman Legion ; Ahrar al-Sham (2015)
Opponents	Syria; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Al-Nusra Front (2015); Arab Nationalist Guard; Hezbollah Return Forces (Palestinian Hezbollah affiliate); Palestinian Syrian militias Palestine Liberation Army; PFLP-GC; Liwa al-Quds; Fatah al-Intifada; Galilee Forces; Free Palestine Movement; As-Sa'iqa; Palestinian Popular Struggle Front;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Daraa Governorate campaign; Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–14); Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015); Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018) (remnants); ; Quneitra offensive (October 2015);

Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis (Arabic: أكناف بيت المقدس, romanized: ʾAknāf Bayt al-Maqdis, lit. "Region of the Holy House") was a Syrian Palestinian rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War.

^ "Homepage of Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis". Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Syrian War Daily – 8th of December 2017". 8 December 2017.
^ "Video- The War On Terror Continues- SAA ground-to-ground missile against ISIS Terrorists In Yarmouk Camp- Idlib, Hama, Qalamoun Mountains". Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference MEM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ""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 7 July 2022.
^ "Palestinians flee refugee camp in Damascus as ISIS takes over".
^ "سوريا‬ :جبريل: تنظيم جبهة "النصرة" الإرهابي تآمر على أكناف بيت المقدس بعد أن اعتبرها حليفة له".
^ "حماس والنظام السوري.. علاقة مضطربة ومواقف متضاربة" [Hamas and the Syrian regime..a turbulent relationship and conflicting positions]. Enab Baladi (in Arabic). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ ""How did Hamas's military expertise end up with Syria's rebels?"". Middle East Eye. 23 May 2015.
^ "The South Damascus Campaign: Interview with Quwat al-Sa'iqa". 27 April 2018.
^ "استهداف معاقل النظام في درعا المحطة". YouTube.
^ "Jihadists of ISIS and Qaeda attack Syrian rebels in Damascus". ARA News. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "كتائب أكناف بيت المقدس وعملياتها في معركة وبشر الصابرين بالقنيطرة وحدة الاعلام المقاوم 5-10-2015". YouTube.

[1] "Homepage of Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis". Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[2] "Syrian War Daily – 8th of December 2017". 8 December 2017.

[3] "Video- The War On Terror Continues- SAA ground-to-ground missile against ISIS Terrorists In Yarmouk Camp- Idlib, Hama, Qalamoun Mountains". Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.

[MEM-4] Cite error: The named reference MEM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] ""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 7 July 2022.

[6] "Palestinians flee refugee camp in Damascus as ISIS takes over".

[7] "سوريا‬ :جبريل: تنظيم جبهة "النصرة" الإرهابي تآمر على أكناف بيت المقدس بعد أن اعتبرها حليفة له".

[8] "حماس والنظام السوري.. علاقة مضطربة ومواقف متضاربة" [Hamas and the Syrian regime..a turbulent relationship and conflicting positions]. Enab Baladi (in Arabic). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[Middle_East_Eye-9] ""How did Hamas's military expertise end up with Syria's rebels?"". Middle East Eye. 23 May 2015.

[10] "The South Damascus Campaign: Interview with Quwat al-Sa'iqa". 27 April 2018.

[11] "استهداف معاقل النظام في درعا المحطة". YouTube.

[12] "Jihadists of ISIS and Qaeda attack Syrian rebels in Damascus". ARA News. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[13] "كتائب أكناف بيت المقدس وعملياتها في معركة وبشر الصابرين بالقنيطرة وحدة الاعلام المقاوم 5-10-2015". YouTube.

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