Jihadology is an academic website and hosts this content for research purposes. This article looks at the growth and evolution of the the abdullah azzam brigades, from the groups egyptian origins through its most recent attack on a japanese tanker in the hormuz straits. Defence of the muslim lands the first obligation after iman. Azzam combined hatred for the west christians and jews whom he routinely accused of carrying out diabolical conspiracies against islam, with a nostalgia for the days of the islamic caliphate, when nonmuslims were treated formally as secondclass. Designates abdullah azzam brigades the investigative.
Syria and the abdullah azzam brigades apan community. Army apprehends abdullah azzam brigades commander beirut the lebanese armed forces arrested abdullah azzam brigades commander naim abbas following a period of intense surveillance. Nov 19, 20 the abdullah azzam brigades have threatened attacks on western targets in the middle east, and they have also called for an uprising in lebanon and for the overthrow of the saudi government. May 24, 2012 the abdallah azzam brigades aab, a militant organization based in both lebanon and the arabian peninsula, was formed in 2009. He is a tv drama producer also and produced some topclass serials for private tv channels of pakistan. The group, traditionally framed as an offshoot of al qaeda, was named after the palestinian religious scholar abdullah azzam, a wellknown proponent of jihad in the 1980s in afghanistan against the soviet troops, onetime mentor of osama bin laden and cofounder of aq. Sheikh abdullah azzam received his early elementary and secondary school education in his village, and continued his education at the agricultural khadorri college where he obtained a diploma. He is often referred to as the father of global jihad, and was instrumental in recruiting foreign fighters to afghanistan in the 1980s. This book will consist of various quotations of alimam abdullah azzam a man who truly deserves the title of imam, if anyone does. Though he would have disagreed with the direction the organization took after his death, alqaeda wouldnt have been born without abdullah azzam.
The group is also responsible for the july 2010 attack on a japaneseowned oil tanker as it lay at anchor in the strait of hormuz. The abdullah azzam brigades, an al qaeda linked group responsible for numerous attacks throughout the middle east, has promised to target iran and hezbollah after the death of its leader in lebanon. Defence of the muslim lands the first obligation after iman biography of sheikh abdullah azzam shaheed abdullah yusuf azzam was born in a village in the north of palestine named selat ai harithia in genine district in the year 1941. His fathers name was mustafa azzam who died a year after his son was assassinated. Abdullah azzam brigade abdullah azzam brigades the official name is in plural as in the original arabic name and not werldwayd 17.
The group, which began operating in 2009, was founded by saudi saleh alqaraawi and has local networks in various countries, mainly in egypt, iraq, syria, jordan, gaza strip and lebanon. The attack was meant to challenge hezbollah, part of the leaking of the confrontation leaking between the sunni jihadists and shiite hezbollah from syria into lebanon. Abdullah azzam brigades claim to be defenders of sunnis in. Azzam was just the first of several radical islamic leaders and groups most holding an unabiding hatred for the u. The author of this book is a famous pakistani novelist, fiction writer, and film producer.
The lebanese army arrested majid almajid last month and authorities said he later died from chronic illness in beirut. The group is led by one saleh alqarawi, who fought u. The group claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks on hermel lebanons. Abdullah azzam brigades civil society knowledge centre. Abdullah novel by hashim nadeem pdf download the library pk. The abdullah azzam brigades, which is named after al qaedas cofounder and osama bin ladens mentor, was formed by saleh al qarawi sometime after 2004 as an offshoot of al qaeda in iraq, and was tasked with hitting targets in the levant syria, lebanon, israel, and the palestinian territories and throughout the middle east. Abdullah azzam was a palestinian religious scholar considered one of the most. Muhammad bin qasim media, abdullah azzam, interview, babulislam, attibyan bangla. In 2005 three rockets were launched at targets in jordans red sea port of aqaba. While there, he worked with nowdeceased abu musab al. Search, browse and learn about the federal register.
The department of state also designated aabs bomb maker, abu jabal, under e. T oday, the leadership of hamas, as well as that of hezbol. Nov 22, 2010 abdullah azzam was killed in pakistan in 1989 by a bomb explosion. Abdullah azzam the investigative project on terrorism. Oct 14, 2014 the leader of the abdullah azzam brigades aab, an al qaedalinked group, has called on sunnis in lebanon to attack hezbollah, the iranianbacked terrorist organization. September 20, 2014 bombing at hizballah checkpoint in. Abdullah azzam brigades leader calls on lebanese people to. Hashim nadeem is the author of the book abdullah novel pdf. So, for the rest of his life, the unrestrained glance is forbidden, seclusion with the opposite gender is forbidden, adultery and fornication are forbidden, interest and usury are forbidden, speaking badly. There was a loud noise and the car jumped in the air, says jamal azzam. The global jihadaffiliated abdullah azzam brigades claimed responsibility for firing rockets from south lebanon into the western galilee on august 22. A alqarawi al senior leader and operative for the abdullah azzam brigades aab, alqarawi fought against u.
The marwan hadid brigade is a syrian based extremist jihadist group affiliated to jabhat alnusrah jn and the abdullah azzam brigades and based in the hama region syria. Abdullah azzam was a palestinian religious scholar considered one of the. Further, it is argued by muhammad haniff hassan and mohamed redzuan salleh, that if abdullah azzam was alive at the time, he would not have approved the 911 attacks. Sheikh abdullah azzam is a name that only gets attention among true students of islamist militancy, yet he has had a tremendous impact on usama bin laden and left him with the tools needed to establish a global jihadist network. Al qaeda affiliate looks to new targets in persian gulf. Nov 19, 20 the abdullah azzam brigades, an alqaeda linked terrorist group, has claimed responsibility in the attack on the iranian embassy in the lebanese capital beirut. Aab is led by saleh alqarawi, who was designated by the department of state under e. Terrorist designations of the abdallah azzam brigades. Download citation the abdullah azzam brigades this article looks at the growth and evolution of the the abdullah azzam brigades, from the groups. May 24, 2012 the abdullah azzam brigades, which is named after al qaedas cofounder and osama bin ladens mentor, was formed by saleh al qarawi sometime after 2004 as an offshoot of al qaeda in iraq, and was tasked with hitting targets in the levant syria, lebanon, israel, and the palestinian territories and throughout the middle east.
Pdf abdullah azzam brigades claim to be defenders of. Abdullah yusuf azzam was born in 1941 in the palestinian village of silat alharithiya, about eight kilometres northwest of the city of jenin in the west bank, then administered under the mandatory palestine. May 25, 2012 the state department has designated the abdullah azzam brigades aab, an islamist terrorist organization with active branches in lebanon and the arabian peninsula, as a foreign terrorist organization. Under interrogation abbas admitted to the existence of a toyota rav4 rigged with explosives parked in beiruts tariq aljedided, and revealed the existence of. The statement of responsibility in arabic can be downloaded here. Posts about abdullah azzam written by tarek mehanna. The professional recruitment and training operation he established to bring foreign fighters to afghanistan was the foundation of alqaedas recruitment and training programs, and many of the men. In addition to an overview of the groups main personalities and claims of responsibility, the article aims to explain the group by placing it in the. The salvo of four rockets, which caused damage but no casualties, was claimed by the abdullah azzam brigades an alqaedalinked terrorist group behind similar rocket fire on israel in 2009 and 2011.
Abdullah yusuf azzam was born in a village in the north of palestine named selat ai harithia in genine district in the year 1941. Abdullah azzam brigades claim to be defenders of sunnis in lebanon. Pdf the life and death of abdullah azzam researchgate. Nov 19, 20 the abdullah azzam brigades is a sunni jihadist group linked to alqaeda which, according to the us state department, was set up in 2009. Pdf abdullah azzam strategized right up until his death. Abdallah azzam brigades designated terrorist organization. The united states department of state has designated abdallah azzam brigades, or aab, as a foreign terrorist organization, holding it responsible for multiple and indiscriminate rocket attacks on israeli civilians. Abdullah azzam 19411989 was a palestinian islamist preacher who helped found alqaeda, hamas, and lashkaretaiba. Jun 18, 2009 the explosion was witnessed by jamal azzam, abdullah azzam s nephew and assistant, who was following azzam s car as it passed over the culvert where muzhda had spotted the cleaning crew the day before.
Abdullah azzam familys three exclusive interview bangla. Abdullah azzam brigades aab, also known as brigades of abdullah azzam baa, battalion of yusuf aluyayri, the harakat shabaab almujahidin, tanzim alqaida fi balad ashsham wa ard alkinanah, al qaeda in levant, battalion of ziad aljarrah, kitaib shuhada abullah azzam, the martyr abdullah azzam brigades, kataib shahid abdullah azzam, abdullah azzam martyrs brigades, alsham spring is. Today, the military wing of hamas in the west bank is called the abdellah azzam brigades. Azzam is described by most of his biographers as being exceptionally intelligent as a child. Abdullah azzam brigades dissolves itself in syria fdds. The abdullah azzam brigades have threatened attacks on western targets in the middle east, and they have also called for an uprising in lebanon and for the overthrow of the saudi government. The department of state designated the abdallah azzam brigades aab as a foreign terrorist organization fto under section 219 of the.
The groups strategy and aims match alqaida, but it has a longer reach to carry out attacks than any of the aq franchise branches. When the smoke cleared he saw that the car had been blown in two. Abdullah azzam brigades marwan hadid battalions at its training camp in the syrianlebanese border region in early 2015. The attacks were claimed by the aab and other groups, including al qaeda in iraq. Abdallah azzam brigades was listed on 23 september 2014 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2161 2014 as being associated with alqaida for participating in the financing, planning. The al qaedalinked abdullah azzam brigades aab, which has historically operated throughout the middle east, announced recently that it has dissolved itself inside syria. Us adds abdullah azzam brigades to list of terror groups. Sirajeddine zurayqat, who has been reportedly named the new emir of the aab, called for the antihezbollah attacks in a series of posts on his official twitter feed on oct.
The abdullah azzam brigades, or alqaeda in lebanon, arabic. In addition to an overview of the groups main personalities and claims of responsibility, the article aims to explain the group by placing it in the context of recent jihadi theory. The global jihadaffiliated abdullah azzam brigades claimed responsibility for firing rockets from south lebanon. The abdallah azzam brigades is an alqaidahaffiliated jihadist group for with various branches active in lebanon and the arabian peninsula. Zelin and is not associated with the washington institute for near east policy. Azzam preached both defensive and offensive jihad by muslims to help the afghan mujahideen against the soviet invaders. Abdallah azzam brigades aab united nations security.