For Palestinian Hamas Faction, Surprise Payday

Fatah accidentally bankrolls rival's security forces

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Aug 9, 2007 2:56 PM CDT

(Newser) – To victors in Palestinian factional fighting went the spoils, if temporarily, the BBC reports. Officers of Hamas' security force, which wrested control of the Gaza Strip from rival Fatah in June, were notified yesterday that Fatah had paid their salaries. The West Bank-based, Fatah-controlled Palestinian... Read full story »

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