Islamic Unification Movement
Lebanese political party and militant group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Islamic Unification Movement – IUM (Arabic: حركة التوحيد الإسلامي | Harakat al-Tawhid al-Islami), also named Islamic Unity Movement, but best known as Al-Tawhid, At-Tawhid, or Tawheed, is a Lebanese Sunni Muslim political party. It plays an active role in Lebanese internal politics since the Lebanese Civil War in the 1980s.
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Islamic Unification Movement | |
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حركة التوحيد الإسلامي | |
Leaders | Said Shaaban Bilal Shaaban Hashem Minqara |
Dates of operation | 1982 - 1990 and Until 1991 - present |
Group(s) | Lebanese Islamic Group Islamic Labor Front |
Headquarters | Bab al-Tabbaneh (Tripoli) |
Active regions | Tripoli, Akkar, West Beirut, Sidon, Jabal Amel |
Ideology | Islamism |
Size | 1,000 fighters |
Allies | Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
Hamas Hezbollah Iran North Korea |
Opponents | Arab Democratic Party (ADP) Lebanese Communist Party (LCP)/Popular Guard Jammoul Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) Baath Party Internal Security Forces (ISF) South Lebanon Army (SLA) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Syrian Army |
Battles and wars | Lebanese Civil War |
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