Abbas loyalists set up militia to counter Hamas

03 May 2006

Gunmen from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement on Wednesday announced the formation of a 2,000-strong militia designed to counter new police forces loyal to the Islamist Hamas government. The creation of such forces has intensified fears among many Palestinians of violence between feuding factions that could further destabilize an already chaotic security set-up. Full Story

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