Tulkarm Brigade
كتيبة طولكرم
FounderSaif Abu Labdeh
Leaders
Dates of operation2022–present
HeadquartersTulkarm
Active regions Palestine
 Israel
Ideology
StatusActive
SizeAround 175
Part of
Opponents Israel
Battles and warsIsraeli–Palestinian conflict

The Tulkarm Brigade, or Tulkarm Battalion is an armed Palestinian militant group which is affiliated with various Palestinian political factions. The Tulkarm Brigade appeared first in March 2022 in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, and is based in the city of Tulkarm and its camps (Tulkarm camp and Noor Sham camp). The battalion was established in late 2021 as a group for the Al-Quds Brigades, although it became independent in March 2022 with its founder Saif Abu Labdeh. Many fighters from Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades joined this group, and in early 2023 many Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades members joined the battalion under the name "Rapid Response Group" founded by Amir Abu Khadijeh. Israel was forced to takeover Tulkarm in 2023 and 2024 to carry out its military campaign against the battalion, as Israel considers the Tulkarm Brigade to be a terrorist organization.[1]

References

  1. "مقاتلو كتيبة طولكرم للجزيرة نت: هكذا نطور عملنا العسكري". قناة الجزيرة (in Arabic). 2023-12-17. Archived from the original on 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
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