Popular Committees (other)
Popular Committees may refer to any of the following organizations: * Popular Committees (Syria) *Popular Committees (Yemen) * Palestinian Popular Committees * Popular Resistance Committees *Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) See also * People's committee (other) *Revolutionary committee (other) Revolutionary committee may refer to: * Revolutionary committee (China), committees that took over the functions of government during the Cultural Revolution * Revolutionary Committee (Persia), played a role in the Persian Constitutional Revolution ...

Popular Committees (Syria)
The Popular Committees (also called Lijan militias; ''al-Lijan al-Sha'biyah'', meaning "people's committees") were militias that emerged in Syria during the Syrian Civil War. They originated as neighborhood vigilante groups in the Christian, Druze and Alawi and Shia Muslim quarters of Damascus and elsewhere to prevent the infiltration of Sunni-dominated rebel groups. However, the Popular Committees included a significant number of pro-regime Sunni Muslims as well. The Popular Committees were armed by the Syrian government and manned checkpoints around their districts. They have been accused of carrying out extrajudicial executions and revenge killings. Reuters quoted a Druze resident of Jaramana: "he governmentsay the Lijans help us protect ourselves, but really they just wanted to light the sectarian fuse in Damascus". '' StrategyPage'' claimed that the Syrian Army offered weapons to minority communities in contested cities: "if the minorities will form self-defense militia ...
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Popular Committees (Yemen)
The Popular Committees (), also known as the People's Committees, are armed groups formed by Tribes of Yemen, Yemeni tribes on behalf of more professional Yemeni Armed Forces, armed forces. Overview The Yemeni army has required the support of tribal militias or what have become known as People's Committees in internal and external wars. When the North Yemen civil war#Coup d'état, 1962 revolution in northern Yemen did not receive military support from the United Kingdom, some troops allied with the deposed imams to regain power. Tribal links weakened, especially in Taiz and Ibb; members received a monthly salary, wore military uniforms and underwent military training. During the presidency of Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (1967–1974) the military battled over policy, beginning with a conflict over the establishment of the National Council. The "popular committees" further polarized the country. During the 1980s Ali Abdullah Saleh reemphasized tribal affairs, in contrast with assassin ...
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Palestinian Popular Committees
The Palestinian Popular Committees () was a Palestinian movement, founded in 1983. The movement emerged mainly amongst youths in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria, after a split away from the Palestine Liberation Organization The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ) is a Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinians, Palestinian people in both the occupied Pale .... The Palestinian Popular Committees were supported by the Communist Labour Party of Syria. The movement backed the Abdel-Fattah Ghanem-led splinter group of the Palestine Liberation Front. The organization was disbanded in 1985, as a campaign of arrests was launched against the Communist Party of Labour in Syria. References Defunct Palestinian militant groups Defunct Palestinian political parties Palestinians in Syria {{Palestine-stub ...
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Popular Resistance Committees
The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC; , ''Lijān al-Muqāwama al-Shaʿbiyya'') is a coalition of a number of armed Palestinian groups opposed to what they regard as the conciliatory approach of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah towards Israel. The PRC is especially active in the Gaza Strip, through its military wing, the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades. The PRC has planned and executed a number of varied operations, but specializes in planting roadside bombs and vehicle explosive charges - directed against military and civilian convoys. Formed in late 2000 by former Fatah and Tanzim member Jamal Abu Samhadana, the PRC is composed primarily of ex-Fatah fighters and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades members and is alleged by Israel to be inspired and financed by Hezbollah. The present leader of PRC is Ayman al-Shashniya. The PRC was believed to be the third strongest faction active in the Gaza Strip, after Hamas and Islamic Jihad in 2012. It is currently fighting alongside Hamas ...
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Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen)
The Popular Resistance ( ''Al-Muqawamat ash-Sha'abiyah''), also known as Popular Resistance Committees, are armed groups that have been established in several Yemeni provinces during the Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), Yemeni Civil War, after the Houthi takeover in Yemen. They fight alongside the Yemeni army loyal to president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, and the Popular Committees (Yemen), Popular committees. They are currently fighting against the Houthi fighters, and forces loyal to former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. In some provinces, they have united with the Popular Committees to fight against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, AQAP. Fighters As of April 10, 2015, reports state that the popular resistance was formed by ordinary people to defend their homes against the Houthis during the Battle of Aden (2015), Battle of Aden. After their creation, the resistance has played a major role during several battles, such as the Battle of Taiz (2015–2016), Battle of Taiz and the A ...
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People's Committee (other)
People's Committee may refer to *People's Committee (postwar Korea) * People's Committee to Protect Ukraine *People's Committee of Siam *People's Committee (Vietnam) See also *Popular committees (other) Popular Committees may refer to any of the following organizations: * Popular Committees (Syria) *Popular Committees (Yemen) * Palestinian Popular Committees * Popular Resistance Committees *Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) See also * People's ...