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The '''Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem''' or simply the '''Mujahideen Shura Council''' (also known as the '''Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem''') is an armed Salafi jihadist group linked to [[al-Qaeda]] that is active in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and in the Gaza Strip. The group was formed in 2011 or 2012 by Salafist Islamist Hisham Al-Saedni (also known as Abu al Walid al Maqdisi) to coordinate the activities of the Salafi jihadist groups operating in Gaza even before the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and has carried out attacks against civilians in Israel. The group describes violence against Jews as a religious obligation that brings its perpetrators closer to God. Al-Saedni, who was the leader of the group and also of Jahafil Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad fi Filastin, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on 14 October 2012. The group is subordinated with Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula as of August 2012. | The '''Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem''' or simply the '''Mujahideen Shura Council''' (also known as the '''Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem''') is an armed Salafi jihadist group linked to [[al-Qaeda]] that is active in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and in the Gaza Strip. The group was formed in 2011 or 2012 by Salafist Islamist Hisham Al-Saedni (also known as Abu al Walid al Maqdisi) to coordinate the activities of the Salafi jihadist groups operating in Gaza even before the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and has carried out attacks against civilians in Israel. The group describes violence against Jews as a religious obligation that brings its perpetrators closer to God. Al-Saedni, who was the leader of the group and also of Jahafil Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad fi Filastin, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on 14 October 2012. The group is subordinated with Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula as of August 2012. | ||
They are opposed to [[Hamas]]. | |||
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[[Category:Terrorists]] | [[Category:Terrorists]] | ||