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{{Quote|With utmost honor and pride, we announce our allegiance to the jihadist [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] as a caliph for Muslims. We also announce our full support for what the [ISIS] is doing for Islam.|The Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade swearing allegience to ISIS.}} | {{Quote|With utmost honor and pride, we announce our allegiance to the jihadist [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] as a caliph for Muslims. We also announce our full support for what the [ISIS] is doing for Islam.|The Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade swearing allegience to ISIS.}} | ||
The '''Ahrar al-Sunna Baalbek Brigade''', translated into English as the '''Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade''', are an Islamic terrorist group active in Lebanon that has vowed to oppose the Shi’ite group [[Hezbollah]] following a clash between Hezbollah | The '''Ahrar al-Sunna Baalbek Brigade''', translated into English as the '''Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade''', are an Islamic terrorist group active in Lebanon that has vowed to oppose the Shi’ite group [[Hezbollah]] following a clash between Hezbollah jihadists and Sunni Muslims outside Baalbek. | ||
The group was responsible for the assassination of senior Hezbollah member [[Hassan al-Laqis]] in 2013, and has utilised suicide bombings as a weapon. Most notably, they attacked the Iranian embassy in Beirut in 2013. | The group was responsible for the assassination of senior Hezbollah member [[Hassan al-Laqis]] in 2013, and has utilised suicide bombings as a weapon. Most notably, they attacked the Iranian embassy in Beirut in 2013. |