This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Khalil Muhammad Issa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Ibrahim al-Kabir, was a Palestinian Arab commander during the 1936-39 Arab revolt in Palestine.
[1] It was during this time that he became a close disciple of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, who was organising peasants and urban dwellers in northern Palestine into an armed movement.
His unit, which drew Qassamiyun from the villages between Haifa and Saffuriya, called themselves "al-Darawish", which translates as "the Dervishes".
[3] In October 1937, a headquarters for the revolt was set up in Damascus, Syria, known as the Central Committee of National Jihad in Palestine.
[4] Although based in Damascus, he regularly entered Palestine to assess his group's situation and distribute stipends.