Abdullah Shraidi ( ) was the former leader of
Osbat al-Nour Osbat al-Nour ( ar, عُصْبَة ٱلنُّور 'Band of Light') is an armed Islamist group that professes allegiance to a Salafist interpretation of Islam.
Ain al-Hilweh 2003
In May 2003 fighting broke out between members of Osbat al-Nour and ...
whose near-fatal shooting on May 17, 2003 sparked violence between members of Osbat al-Nour and
Fatah
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militia members in the
Palestinian refugee camp of
Ain al-Hilweh in southern
Lebanon.
[Eight killed, 25 wounded in Lebanon refugee camp battle]
The shooting took place after the funeral of family relative
Ibrahim Shraidi
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For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam.
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, a Fatah member gunned down by an unknown assailant. The Shraidi's are a large clan in Ain al-Hilweh and members of the family can be found in opposing factions in the camp. The fighting that occurred left 8 dead and 25 wounded.
Shraidi died two months later, in July,
from wounds sustained during the shooting after Fatah had agreed to a
cease fire
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.
References
Year of birth missing
2003 deaths
Deaths by firearm in Lebanon
Assassinated Lebanese people
People murdered in Lebanon
Salafi jihadists
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