article_snippet: Islamic Jihad's armed wing
article_snippet: In the meantime, Islamic Jihad has sought to replace Islamic Jihad fallen comrades, and Islamic Jihad manpower is estimated at between 10,000 and 15,000 fighters.
article_snippet: Hamas and Islamic Jihad refuse to specify the number of fighters, or rockets, Hamas and Islamic Jihad currently possess, but Hamas and Islamic Jihad were severely depleted by the Israeli assault, which included ground combat.
article_snippet: One route was named after Abu Bakr al-Sadiq, the first Islamic caliph following the Prophet Mohammed's death in 632; another, Othman Ibn Affan, a successor.
article_snippet: Islamic Jihad, founded like Hamas in the 1980s, traditionally has Hamas closest ties with Tehran, having been inspired by the Iranian revolution.
article_snippet: In the southern city of Khan Yunis, a banner reads: 'School of the Mujahedin'.