Fears About New Fatah Islam in Bourj Barajneh Refugee Camp
The Syrian-backed Fatah-Intifada faction in Beirut”s Bourj al-Barajneh refugee camp has been split, the daily Al Liwaa reported on Thursday.
It quoted Palestinian sources as expressing fear over the new development at the camp.
Al Liwaa said Abu Ali Hadid, a Palestinian born in Jordan and a resident of Bourj al-Barajneh, now heads the breakaway faction which groups about 30 armed elements.
It said Abu Hadid enjoys the backing of Jihad Q., an official who lives in Lebanon.
The sources warned against the dangers of this phenomenon, particularly since the same method was used with the birth of Fatah al-Islam whose fighters were moved from Bourj al-Barajneh to the northern refugee camp of Beddawi and from there to nearby Nahr al-Bared where they established their headquarters.