These groups just keep morphing and multiplying, as recently happened with Hamas and its latest offspring, Jaysh al-Umma, which made clear that "Muslims all over the world were obliged to fight the Israelis and the 'infidels' until only Islam rules the earth." Misunderstanders of jihad? More on this story.
"Hezbollah announces new Jihad group," from UPI, October 5:
JERUSALEM, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A new Palestinian militant group called Hezbollah Brigades of Palestine says it has established itself to "carry out Jihad."The group issued a statement Saturday describing itself as a "Sunni Jihad group which has nothing to do with politics" made up of "former members of Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and leftist parties" whose goal is to "carry out Jihad for the sake of Allah and resist enemies of Islam," the Israeli Web site DEBKAfile.com reported.
Unnamed sources told the Web site the Lebanese Hezbollah is behind the new group, saying it aims to lure members of all the established Palestinian terrorist groups on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip for ad hoc operations against Israel.
DEBKAfile.com said unnamed Israeli counter-terrorism officials believe Hezbollah issued the statement to counter a warning from Brig. Gaby Eisenkott of the Israeli Defense Forces that any new Hezbollah rocket attacks would result in the destruction of Shiite villages in southern Lebanon.
I don't mean to joke about this, but it seems like any frustrated, ambitious jihadist with a light machine gun and RPG goes out and starts a new Islamic killing group. Reminds me of all the revolutionary splinter groups in the "Life of Brian". Meanwhile, they can't provide basics like water or lights but they sure do know how to kill and threaten.
Yawn....new name, same people, same ideology. One would think they would tire of this name game.
Muse see video:
Burning down the house - How it all started:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZVw3no2A4