Group · Lebanon
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
A Sunni jihadist group that began operations in 2009, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades has links to al-Qaeda and is based primarily in Lebanon and the Arabian Peninsula.
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- Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Cite: Middle East Forum, MEF Research by Name, “Abdullah Azzam Brigades,” accessed October 13, 2026, https://entities.meforum.org/e/abdullah-azzam-brigades/