Iraqi insurgent group
Hassan al-Basri Brigades Dates of operation 2003–2007 Dissolved 2007 Allegiance
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Hassan al-Basri Brigades (Arabic : كتائب حسن البصري , romanized : Katāʼib Ḥasan al-Baṣrī ) was an Iraqi insurgent group during the Iraq insurgency .[ 2]
Attacks
Hassan al-Basri Brigades claimed many Jihadist attacks with Al-Qaeda on their website.[ 3] [ 4] This includes the bombing of an Iraqi police patrol in Basra, Iraq .[ 5] 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.[ 6]
References
^ "Terrorist, Insurgent & Militant Group Logo Recognition Guide" (PDF) . TRISA Handbook . 4 (1): 90. February 15, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022 – via University of Massachusetts Lowell .
^ "Logo of al-Hasan al-Basri Brigades" . Combating Terrorism Center at West Point . Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^ "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" . SITE Intelligence Group . August 31, 2005. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^ Torres-Soriano, Manuel R (May 1, 2015). "The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades and al-Qaeda: Facts and conjecture" . Media, War & Conflict . 8 (2): 181–198. doi :10.1177/1750635215584280 . ISSN 1750-6352 . S2CID 147493985 .
^ "Hassan al-Basri Brigades Claims Responsibility for Bombing on Iraqi Police Patrol in Basra" . SITE Intelligence Group . August 4, 2005. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^ "Group Profile: Hassan Al-Basri Brigade" (MHT) . MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base . 1 (1): 1. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via University of Albany .
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