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Dokument #2144932
USDOS – US Department of State (Autor)
Aka: Abdullah Azzam Brigades; Ziyad al-Jarrah Battalions of the Abdallah Azzam Brigades; Yusuf al-’Uyayri Battalionsof the Abdallah Azzam Brigades; Marwan Hadid Brigades; Marwan Hadid Brigade.
Description: Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB) was designated as an FTO on May 30, 2012.AAB formally announced its establishment in a 2009 video statement claiming responsibility for a rocket attack against Israel earlier that year. The Lebanon-based group’s full name was Ziyadal-Jarrah Battalions of the Abdallah Azzam Brigades, named after Lebanese citizen Ziadal-Jarrah, one of the planners of and participants in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Activities: AAB announced its dissolution in 2019 and did not claim responsibility for any attacks in 2024.
Strength: AAB’s precise numbers are unknown.
Location/Area of Operation: Lebanon.
Funding and External Aid: AAB’s sources of funding are unknown.
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Lebanon (Periodischer Bericht, Englisch)
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