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The Islamic Unification Movement (Harakat al-Tawheed al-Islami) (arabic:حركة التوحيد الإسلامي) is a lebanese political party, founded in Tripoli in 1982 by sunni sheikh Said Shaaban, a former leader in the Lebanese Islamic Group.^[1]

Sheikh Said formed the movement during the Lebanese Civil War after splitting with the Islamic Group. Sheikh Said believed that force is a good solution in politics, while the leaders of the Islamic Group found it better to opt for a peaceful political life. However, the two sides have always been in a good relationship, especially with Sheikh Fathi Yakan, founder of the Islamic Group. The movement worked as a Sunni militia during the Lebanese Civil War, and mainly fought the Syrian presence in North Lebanon and the pro-Syrian Alawite Arab Democratic Party in Tripoli.^[2]

The movement's current secretary general is Sheikh Ahmad Minkara.

The movement is pro-Syrian today and belongs to the March 8 Alliance.^[3] It is friendly towards the Shia group Hizballah.^[4]

In 2005, the movement joined the Islamic Labor Front, an alliance between several Islamic parties and personalities in Lebanon.

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[1] ttp://meria.biu.ac.il/journal/1997/issue3/jv1n3a2.html

[2] ttp://www.meib.org/articles/0009_l3.htm

[3] ttp://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:u1dAVhkue4oJ:www.stratfor.com/analysis/lebanon_militia_buildup_tripoli+stratfor+tawhid+al+islami&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1

[4] ttp://www.brookings.edu/views/papers/saabriedel_20070223.pdf

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-The '''Islamic Unification Movement''' (''Harakat al-Tawheed al-Islami'') (''arabic'':حركة التوحيد الإسلامي) is a [[lebanese]] political party, founded in [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] in 1982 by [[sunni]] sheikh [[Said Shaaban]], a former leader in the [[Islamic Group (Lebanon)|Lebanese islamic group]].<ref>http://meria.biu.ac.il/journal/1997/issue3/jv1n3a2.html</ref>
+The '''Islamic Unification Movement''' (''Harakat al-Tawheed al-Islami'') (''arabic'':حركة التوحيد الإسلامي) is a [[lebanese]] political party, founded in [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] in 1982 by [[sunni]] sheikh [[Said Shaaban]], a former leader in the [[Islamic Group (Lebanon)|Lebanese Islamic Group]].<ref>http://meria.biu.ac.il/journal/1997/issue3/jv1n3a2.html</ref>
-Sheikh Said formed the movement during the [[Lebanese Civil War]] after splitting with the Islamic group. Sheikh Said believed that force is a good solution in politics, while the leaders of the Islamic Group found it better to opt for a peaceful political life. However, the two sides have always been in a good relationship, especially with Sheikh [[Fathi Yakan]], founder of the Islamic Group. The movement worked as a [[Sunni]] [[militia]] during the Lebanese Civil War, and mainly fought the [[Syrian]] presence in North Lebanon and the pro-Syrian [[Alawite]] [[Arab Democratic Party, Lebanon|Arab Democratic Party]] in Tripoli.<ref>http://www.meib.org/articles/0009_l3.htm</ref>
+Sheikh Said formed the movement during the [[Lebanese Civil War]] after splitting with the Islamic Group. Sheikh Said believed that force is a good solution in politics, while the leaders of the Islamic Group found it better to opt for a peaceful political life. However, the two sides have always been in a good relationship, especially with Sheikh [[Fathi Yakan]], founder of the Islamic Group. The movement worked as a [[Sunni]] [[militia]] during the Lebanese Civil War, and mainly fought the [[Syrian]] presence in North Lebanon and the pro-Syrian [[Alawite]] [[Arab Democratic Party, Lebanon|Arab Democratic Party]] in Tripoli.<ref>http://www.meib.org/articles/0009_l3.htm</ref>
 The movement's current secretary general is Sheikh [[Ahmad Minkara]].