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Abdullah Azzam Brigades Says Project Targeting Iran, Hizbullah to Continue |
2014-01-15 |
[An Nahar] Abdullah Azzam Brigades ... Leb's current al-Qaeda affiliate, named after a guy whose car the current head of al-Qaeda had boomed... accused Hizbullah on Tuesday of removing the respirator of Majed al-Majed, who died in Leb recently, stressing that its project against Iran and the party will go on. "The Sheikh (al-Majed) was in a coma when he was detained and his condition deteriorated... prompting Hizbullah to remove his respirator," a statement issued by the group that is loyal to al-Qaeda said via twitter. "They put gasoline in his IV bag! We seen it!" The statement pointed out that al-Majed's illness forced him to resort to a high medical care since December 4, 2012. "When al-Majed was submitted into hospitals he was in a coma... The Iranian party couldn't reach him until he was detained in December 27, 2013 after reports about his illness emerged," the brigades pointed out. The statement noted that alleged reports that Hizbullah questioned al-Majed is "mere fabrications and an attempt to achieve moral victory on his account." It criticized "attacks against Sunnis orchestrated by Iran's party, which controls Leb's military intelligence and manipulates it at will." It also said Iran "manipulates all Lebanese state institutions to protect both its interests and those of its Baathist ally in Syria," a reference to ![]() Pencilneckal-Assad Light of the Alawites... The brigades considered that al-Majed left behind him capable men, who could lead after him. "His project will continue to target Iran and its party (Hizbullah) and the Jewish aggressors to defend Sunnis and those who are oppressed." Brigades member Sirajeddin Zreikat had already threatened more attacks in Leb until Hezbollah ends its intervention. Al-Majed, a Saudi national, died in Leb earlier this month while undergoing treatment at the Central Military Hospital after his health deteriorated, the army said in a communique. He is accused of being behind the suicide kaboom that targeted the Iranian embassy in Beirut on November 19, 2013, and he was detained in December of the same year and had been held at a secret location. He was also wanted by Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... on terrorism charges. The Lebanese army said in a communique that al-Majed was detained on December 26, 2013, noting that DNA testing confirmed his identity. The group was formed in 2009 and is believed to have branches in both the Arabian Peninsula and Leb. The Lebanese unit is named after Ziad al-Jarrah, a Lebanese who took part in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. It is named for the Paleostinian mentor of the late al-Qaeda chief the late Osama bin Laden ... who doesn't live anywhere anymore... . He was killed in a 1989 kaboom. According to Islamist sites, Majed was revealed to be the leader of the Brigades in 2012. In 2009, Leb sentenced Majed in absentia to life in prison for belonging to a different krazed killer group, the al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah al-Islam A Syrian-incubated al-Qaeda work-alike that they think can be turned off if no longer needed to keep the Lebanon pot stirred. |
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Report: Al-Masri to Succeed al-Majed as Head of Azzam Brigades |
2014-01-14 |
[An Nahar] Saudi national Abed al-Masri is allegedly the successor of Majed al-Majed, who died in Leb last week, as the "emir" of the al-Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades ... Leb's current al-Qaeda affiliate, named after a guy whose car the current head of al-Qaeda had boomed... , al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday. According to the daily, al-Majed "recommended before departing the Paleostinian Ein el-Hellhole refugee camp in Sidon , to engage in battles in Syria, the appointment of al-Masri as his successor if he was hurt." The newspaper reported that al-Majed's recommendation came during a meeting attended by prominent figures in the brigades including al-Masri, Toufik Taha, Mohammed and Haitham al-Shaabi, Khaled al-Abeed and Abou Ons, who is also known as Abdul Malek al-Yamani." The report described al-Masri as an radical character with a strong personality. Al-Majed, a Saudi national, died in Leb while undergoing treatment at the Central Military Hospital after his health deteriorated, the army said in a communique. Al-Majed, who is also wanted by Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... on terrorism charges, was tossed in the clink You have the right to remain silent... by the Lebanese army in connection with the twin suicide kabooms that targeted the Iranian embassy in Beirut's southern suburbs in November. Al-Akhbar pointed out that the men "are currently present in (Ein el-Hellhole) refugee camp and are moving between Leb and Syria when necessary." However, there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... a source from inside the refugee camp told the newspaper that al-Masri "is currently in Syria," estimating that the brigades member Sirajeddin Zreikat or another Saudi man would succeed al-Majed. Information obtained by the daily said that the brigades Shura council, which is formed of seven members, has already appointed 40-year-old al-Masri, three days after the death of al-Majed. The report said that al-Masri was allegedly summoned by al-Majed into the refugee camp to supervise the brigades in Leb. |
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Army Says 'Secret' Investigations Ongoing over Arrest of Terrorist |
2014-01-04 |
[An Nahar] The Lebanese Army denied on Friday media reports concerning the circumstances that surrounded the arrest of a "terrorist," stressing that investigation are ongoing in a "disclosed manner." "Secret investigations are ongoing and we are not responsible for any information published regarding the matter," the army said in a communique. Media reports had said that the "emir" of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, which claimed it carried out a deadly November 19 double suicide kaboom at Iran's Beirut embassy that killed 25 people, was locked away Please don't kill me! by the army intelligence. The statement said that any alleged reports published in TV stations and newspapers, including al-Akhbar, An Nahar, As Safir and al-Liwaa are fabricated. "We will hold on to our right to file a lawsuit against any media outlet and any source publishing fabricated and false news concerning the military institutions and its tasks," the statement added. The group was formed in 2009 and is believed to have branches in both the Arabian Peninsula and Leb. It has sporadically fired rockets into northern Israel, and the Brigades also grabbed credit for the 2010 bombing attack of a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Islamist sites, al-Majed was revealed to be the leader of the Brigades in 2012. On Wednesday, a Twitter account belonging to Sirajeddin Zreikat, a member of the Brigades, appeared to have been suspended. Zreikat had grabbed credit in the group's name for the Iranian embassy bombing. |
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Ghosn Denies Making Statements on Arrest of Abdullah Azzam Brigades Chief |
2014-01-02 |
[An Nahar] Caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn denied on Wednesday that he had made any statements to any media outlets, said his press office in a statement. The statement was issued after Agence France Presse said that he had confirmed the arrest of Majed al-Mjaed, the "emir" of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, the Al-Qaida linked group that claimed a double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in November. He told AFP: "He was arrested by the intelligence services of the Lebanese army in Beirut." He did not specify when the arrest took place. "He was wanted by the Lebanese authorities and is currently being interrogated in secret," the minister added. Ghosn later denied to various media outlets that he had made any statements regarding the arrest. On Wednesday, a Twitter account belonging to Sirajeddin Zreikat, a member of the Sunni Muslim extremist group, appeared to have been suspended. Zreikat had claimed responsibility for the double bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut that killed 25 people. He had warned of more attacks in Lebanon if the Iran-allied Hizbullah kept sending troops to support President Bashar Assad's regime in Syria's civil war. |
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