| “ | 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 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. On June 30, 2014, they pledged allegiance to The Islamic State.