| Hassan al-Basri Brigades | |
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| Native name | كتائب حسن البصري |
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Hassan al-Basri Brigades (Arabic language: كتائب حسن البصري) was an Iraqi insurgent group during the Iraq insurgency.[1]
Attacks[]
Hassan al-Basri Brigades claimed many Jihadist attacks with Al-Qaeda on their website.[2][3] This includes the bombing of an Iraqi police patrol in Basra, Iraq.[4] The militant group also assassinated a man by the name of Abdel Hussein Khazaal, who was a correspondent for al-Hurra TV station, and murdered his 4-year-old son who has not been identified.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "Logo of al-Hasan al-Basri Brigades" (in en-US). https://ctc.westpoint.edu/militant-imagery-project/0012/.
- ↑ "Al-Qaeda in Iraq Announces the Joining with Hassan al-Basri Brigades, Warns American Forces in al-Qaim, and Claims Responsibility for Downing Helicopters in Fallujah and Talafar" (in en-gb). August 31, 2005. https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Jihadist-News/al-qaeda-in-iraq-announces-the-joining-with-hassan-al-basri-brigades-warns-american-forces-in-al-qaim-and-claims-responsibility-for-downing-helicopters-in-fallujah-and-talafar-assassinating-an-iraqi-official-in-basra-and-bombings-on-iraqi-forces-in-ba.html.
- ↑ Torres-Soriano, Manuel R (May 1, 2015). "The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades and al-Qaeda: Facts and conjecture" (in en). pp. 181–198. Digital object identifier:10.1177/1750635215584280. ISSN 1750-6352. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1750635215584280.
- ↑ "Hassan al-Basri Brigades Claims Responsibility for Bombing on Iraqi Police Patrol in Basra" (in en-gb). August 4, 2005. https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Jihadist-News/hassan-al-basri-brigades-claims-responsibility-for-bombing-on-iraqi-police-patrol-in-basra.html.
- ↑ "Group Profile: Hassan Al-Basri Brigade" (MHT). pp. 1. https://www.albany.edu/wwwres/kretheme/MIPT%20Pages/Brigades%20of%20Imam%20al-Hassan%20al-Basri.mht.
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