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Qassam Brigades member Amjad Muhammad Rashid al-Hinnawi, 10
32, commander of the Martyr Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades in the
northern West Bank, who was martyred by the occupation troops’
gunfire at 0300 [0100 GMT] today, Monday, 12 Shawwal 1426
Hegira, corresponding to 14 November 2005, when they stormed the
Al-Hamami Building in the low income residence area in Nabulus.
The occupation troops evacuated the residents of the building and
unleashed dogs inside it. Then, they shelled the house and opened fire
on it. As a result, our martyr commander ascended to heaven after he
was shot in the head. Afterward, the Zionist troops demolished the
house wall over his body, which resulted in the crushing and disfigurement
of his chaste body.” (Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, 2005)
Al-Qaeda and the Battle of Kandahar
Life in Jihad 17
This military action took place toward the end of the war in Afghanistan. Kandahar
was an al-Qaeda redoubt and still remains a hotbed of insurgent activity.
“On the following day, the signs of victory {in the battle for Qandahar}
began when the Americans pushed Gal Agha’s 11 forces to advance on
the ground, saying that they had bombarded the area in the last days
and there was no detection now of forces on the ground, so they needed
to advance. The enemy advanced and reached the broken bridge and
began to advance toward the trap points. One of the youngsters 12 was
wondering about the hesitant vehicle on the bridge coming from the
direction of the enemy. . . . When he surprised them, they fled and he
fired at them and they exchanged fire while fleeing. This was, then, a
first test to find out if the area was empty.
“Then hell broke out in the area. Airplanes came from every direction
and in all kinds. C-130s attacked, jets attacked with missiles, helicopters
attacked with missiles and guns. The area was transformed into
a ball of fire for more than an hour. Gal Agha’s forces began to advance
again, assured that there were no breathing souls left in the area, other
than their forces. As soon as they entered the killing field, bombs of
the youngsters rained on them from every direction, and they were
10 A well-known Palestinian explosives expert who was on the Israeli Forces’ most-wanted list.
11 Current governor of Nangarhar and former governor of Kandahar. He controlled the city before the Taliban
took over in 1994.
12 Arabs being trained by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.