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{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=2009 Gaza clashes
|partof=the [[Palestinian political violence]]
|image=
|caption=
|date=August 14–15, 2009
|place=[[Gaza Strip]], [[Rafah]]
|casus=
|result= Hamas victory
*Jund ansar allah virtually destroyed
|combatant1=[[File:Flag of Jihad.svg|22px]] [[Jund Ansar Allah]]
|combatant2=[[File:Flag of Hamas.svg|22px]] [[Hamas]]
|commander1=[[Abdel Latif Moussa]]{{KIA}}<br>Abu Abdullah al Suri{{KIA}}
|commander2=Abu Jibril Shimali{{KIA}}
|strength1= 100+ fighters
|strength2= unknown
|casualties1= 15 killed, 40 captured
|casualties2= 6 fighters killed
|casualties3= 5 civilians killed, 150 people wounded overall
}}
The '''2009 Battle of Rafah''' was a battle, fought between the police forces of the Islamist group [[Hamas]] [[Hamas Government in Gaza|controlling Gaza]], and the radical Islamist group [[Jund Ansar Allah]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/15/world/AP-ML-Palestinians-Gaza-Shootout.html Islamist Leader Said to Be Killed in Shootout]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. August 15, 2009.</ref> The fighting began on 14 August 2009 and concluded the next day. In total, 24 people were killed in the fighting, including six Hamas police officers and an 11-year-old girl, and a further 150 were wounded.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3762066,00.html Hamas: Leader of al-Qaeda-inspired group killed]. [[Ynet]]. August 15, 2009.</ref>

==The raid==
A day before the Hamas raid, Jund ansar Allah leader, [[Abdel Latif Moussa]], declared an Islamic state in Gaza, and swore allegiance to [[Al-Qaeda]]. About 100 of his fighters were seen in a video where he pledged allegiance in his base, a mosque in Rafah. The next day, [[Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades]] attacked the Mosque and other bases of the group in Rafah. The fighting lasted 7 hours. It was reported, that when the Hamas reached the positions if Moussa, and Jund Ansar Allah's military commander, Abu Abdullah al Suri, they detonated themselves. About 13 Jund ansar allah fighters were killed, and 40 captured, 5 civilians were also killed, including 6 Hamas soldiers. al-Qassam brigades commander Abu Jibril Shimali, was also killed during the battle. The group was virtually destroyed after the fighting, having both of its leaders killed, and its bases captured. It was reported that Hamas later released some of the captured.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8203239.stm|title=Profile: Jund Ansar Allah|date=2009-08-15|access-date=2019-02-28|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/08/hamas_and_al_qaeda_l.php|title=Hamas and al Qaeda-linked group clash in Gaza {{!}} FDD's Long War Journal|date=2009-08-14|website=www.longwarjournal.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-hamas-warriors-sb-idUSTRE57E11A20090815|title=FACTBOX: Five facts about Jund Ansar Allah|date=2009-08-15|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-02-28|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/videos/2009/08/post.php|title=Al Qaeda-linked group declares Islamic state in Gaza - The Long War Journal|website=www.longwarjournal.org|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marshall|first=Warren|date=2010-11-30|title=Al-Qaeda in Gaza: Isolating "the Base"|journal=Contemporary Voices: St Andrews Journal of International Relations|language=en|volume=1|issue=1|doi=10.15664/jtr.167|issn=2516-3159|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?ID=219339|title=All 24 victims of Friday|website=Maan News Agency|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/aug/15/hamas-battle-gaza-islamists-al-qaida|title=Hamas destroys al-Qaida group in violent Gaza battle|last=Beaumont|first=Peter|date=2009-08-15|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-02-28|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

==References==
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