Abdullah Azzam Brigades

December 12, 2024 | Bill Roggio |

Hayat Tahrir al Sham’s terror network in Syria

On December 8, 2024, rebel forces deposed the regime of Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al Assad, after the insurgents stormed through much of the country, retaking various regional capitals and culminating...

July 26, 2022 | David Kilcullen |

Missing the Mark

Reassessing U.S. Military Aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces

February 25, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

ISIL’s International Expansion: What Does Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis’s Oath of Allegiance Mean?

The international expansion of the jihadist organization known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has become a ...

August 15, 2014 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Syria Spillover: The Growing Threat of Terrorism and Sectarianism in the Middle East

Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, and distinguished members of the committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies,it is a...

January 2, 2014 | Bill Roggio |

Ghosn Denies Remarks on Al-Qaeda-linked Chief’s Arrest

Lebanon's caretaker defense minister denied Wednesday he had confirmed the arrest of Majid bin Mohammad al-Majid, a Saudi who heads an Al-Qaeda-linked group that claimed responsibility for l...

January 2, 2014 | Bill Roggio |

Lebanon Arrests Leader of Qaeda-Linked Group, Reports Say

The Lebanese military authorities have detained the Saudi leader of a Sunni militant group linked to Al Qaeda that claimed responsibility for a ...

January 2, 2014 | Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn

Leader of Group Linked to Al-Qaeda Held in Lebanon: Sources

A Saudi militant who allegedly leads a group linked to al Qaeda which operates throughout the Middle East has been arrested by military authorities in Lebanon, according to ...

November 20, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

The Iranian Embassy Bombing in Beirut: Many Questions Remain

Two explosions targeted the Iranian Embassy in Beirut yesterday, killing at least 23 people, among them the Iranian cultural attaché, Hojatoleslam Ebrahim Ansari and the head of Hezbollah&...

November 19, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

The Abdullah Azzam Brigades and the Attack on Iran’s Embassy in Beirut

By David Barnett The Abdullah Azzam Brigades (AAB), an al Qaeda-linked group, announced today that its Hussein bin Ali Battalion was responsible for the double suicide attack on...

October 22, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Nusrah Front Commanded Free Syrian Army Unit, ‘Chechen Emigrants,’ in Assault on Syrian Base

The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, commanded a Free Syrian Army unit and "Chechen emigran...

October 18, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

2 Zarqawi Cousins Detained in Jordan After Fighting in Syria

Two cousins of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the slain leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, were arrested by Jordanian security forces as they returned from waging jihad in Syria. The two cousins, Zayed...

October 4, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Nusrah Front Claims 2 Suicide, 2 Car Bombings in Aleppo

The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, has claimed credit for four bombings in Aleppo today,...

September 5, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Fatah al Islam Emir Killed While Waging Jihad in Syria

Fatah al Islam, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that operates throughout the Middle East, announced the death of the leader of its Al Khilafah Brigades during an ambush in Syria. Abu H...

August 24, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

Suicide Bombings Become Commonplace in Syria

For years, Bashar al Assad's regime sponsored the flow of suicide bombers and foreign fighters into Iraq...

July 19, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Suicide Bomber Targeted Israeli Tourists in Bulgaria

The blast that killed seven people, including five Israelis, on bus at an airport in Burgas yesterday was carried out by a suicide bomber dressed as a Western tourist, the Bulgarian government sa...

July 6, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Qaeda Fighters Moving From Iraq to Syria: Report

Hoshiyar Zebari, Iraq's Foreign Minister, went on the record to say that some members of al Qaeda in Iraq are moving into Syria to wage jihad....

June 27, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Abdullah Azzam Brigades Names Leader, Advises Against Attacks in Syria’s Cities

The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al Qaeda-linked terror group that operates throughout Middle East, has named its leader for the first time and said it supports the Syrian revolution. The...

May 10, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Suicide Bombers Kill 55 in Syrian Capital

A pair of suicide bombers killed at least 55 people and wounded 372 more in a coordinated attack on a military intelligence headquarters in the Syrian capital of Damascus. One suicide bo...

March 21, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Nusrah Front Takes Credit for Damascus Bombings

A jihadist group known as the Al Nusrah Front claimed credit for a series of attacks in Syria, including two bombings outside of security installations in Damascus on March 17 that killed 27 peop...

January 8, 2012 |

FDD In The News

Iran and the Myth of the Pro-Regime Backlash Emanuele Ottolenghi – The Wall Street Journal Would a U.S. military strike against Iran kill anti-regime sentiment inside the...