In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian armed group that is closely aligned with iran and hezbollah”. Today it says “shiite palestinian militant group that operated from 15 may 2014 to march 2019”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian armed group that is closely aligned with iran and hezbollah”. Today it says “shiite palestinian militant group that operated from 15 may 2014 to march 2019”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Sabireen Movement , officially the Movement of the Patient ones in Support for Palestine – Hisn ( Arabic : حركة الصابرين نصراً لفلسطين - حِصن ), was a Shiite Palestinian militant group that operated from 15 May 2014 to March 2019. The movement was formed by a number of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leaders who converted to Shiism and were dissatisfied with the PIJ's leadership and with Hamas 's position in the Yemeni Civil War , where it supported the Saudi-led intervention , and the Syrian Civil War , where it supported the opposition . The group was described as an Iranian attempt to replace Hamas with a Shiite movement that shared its stance on Syria, and was added to the American list of Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organizations . The movement claimed to have expanded into the West Bank in 2016, but it was effectively destroyed by Hamas in 2019, when Hamas arrested its leader, Hisham Salem, and only released him after the movement's members gave up their arms. Salem was granted asylum in Iran, while ordinary members either returned to Sunni Islam and rejoined the PIJ or joined the Shiite Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba in Iraq .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Sabireen Movement ( , Ḥarakah aṣ-Ṣābirīn Naṣran li-Filasṭīn - Ḥiṣn ), meaning the "Movement of the Patient Ones", is a Palestinian armed group that is closely aligned with Iran and Hezbollah . The group was formed in early 2014 after some leaders in Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) converted to Shia Islam and became dissatisfied with PIJ's leadership and their stance, as well as Hamas ' stance regarding the Yemeni Civil War and Syrian Civil War , where it supported the Saudi-led intervention and anti-government groups , respectively.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian Shi'a Islamist militant group The Sabireen Movement ( , Ḥarakah aṣ-Ṣābirīn Naṣran li-Filasṭīn - Ḥiṣn ), meaning the "Movement of the Patient Ones", is a Palestinian militant group. The group was formed in early 2014 after some leaders in Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) converted to Shia Islam and became dissatisfied with PIJ's leadership and their stance, as well as Hamas ' stance regarding the Yemeni Civil War and Syrian Civil War , where it supported the Saudi-led intervention and anti-government groups , respectively.
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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian armed group that is closely aligned with iran and hezbollah”. Today it says “shiite palestinian militant group that operated from 15 may 2014 to march 2019”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian armed group that is closely aligned with iran and hezbollah
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shiite palestinian militant group that operated from 15 may 2014 to march 2019
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