Name of convenience Abdullah Azzam Brigades

1 name of convenience

1.1 egypt
1.2 jordan
1.3 pakistan
1.4 persian gulf

name of convenience

the name has been used other non-related organizations name of convenience in number of operations , in various countries.

egypt

even prior actual formation of organization in 2009, group calling abdullah azzam brigades carried out devastating attacks in 2004 in sinai bombings , in 2005 in sharm el-sheikh bombings.

on 7 october 2004, sinai peninsula egyptian resort of taba subject of 3 terrorist attacks targeting hotel , 2 tourist campsites. hilton taba bombing killed 31 people , wounded 159 others. ten floors of hotel collapsed following blast. 2 campsites used israelis @ ras al-shitan, near nuweiba attacked killing 2 israelis , egyptian. twelve others wounded. bombings claimed unknown group called abdullah azzam brigades. according egyptian authorities, cover mastermind behind bombings, palestinian iyad saleh. , 1 of aides, suleiman ahmed saleh flayfil died in hilton blast, apparently because bomb timer had run out fast. 3 egyptians, younes mohammed mahmoud, osama al-nakhlawi, , mohammed jaez sabbah sentenced death in november 2006 roles in blast. according investigators, there no strong link al qaeda in blasts.
on 23 july 2005, egyptian resort of sharm el-sheikh subject series of bombings killing 88 people, majority of them egyptians, , on 200 wounded, making deadliest terrorist action in egypt s modern history. group calling abdullah azzam brigades first claim responsibility attacks. on website, group stated holy warriors targeted ghazala gardens hotel , old market in sharm el-sheikh , claimed has ties al-qaeda. egyptian government said bombers bedouin militants same group carried out taba bombings year earlier. arrested suspects claimed have been motivated war in iraq.

jordan

in 2005, again earlier official formation of organization, name appeared in relation series of rocket attacks jordan. several katyusha rockets fired within jordanian territory, hitting near eilat airport , 2 others hitting close 2 united states navy ships docked in aqaba, uss kearsarge (lhd-3), , uss ashland (lsd-48). group linked al-qaeda claimed have made attack. 1 of rockets hit jordanian military hospital, killing jordanian soldier. attack regarded having been perpetrated al-zarqawi branch of al qaeda. self-styled abdullah azzam brigades claimed responsibility.

pakistan

a little-known pakistani militant group, fedayeen al-islam, affiliated tehrik-i-taliban pakistan, claimed responsibility pearl continental hotel bombing in peshawar, pakistan. spokesman group, amir muawiya, phoned media organizations claiming responsibility attack , promised more attacks on way. further stated bombing in retaliation pakistan army operations in swat , malakand division of north west frontier province , tribal areas of darra adam khel , orakzai agency however, on 11 june 2009, unknown group calling abdullah azzam shaheed brigade claimed responsibility attack, saying attack in response attacks pakistani military forces on taliban insurgents in swat valley.

on 24 february 2012, alleged group equipped suicide bombers blew in attack on police station c division in heart of peshawar. according witnesses, total attackers more 10, armed hand grenades , automatic weaponry latest technology had never been used before. 2 pakistani policemen killed , 6 others injured. abdullah azzam brigade claimed responsibility attack. spokesman abu zarar said, speaking unknown location, said attack reaction killing of top militant leader, badar mansoor, in drone strike in waziristan.

the persian gulf

there other operations claimed brigades, strong doubts whether involved. example, on 3 august 2010, man claimed spokesman of brigade made video statement brigades involved in attack on japanese oil tanker m. star in strait of hormuz in july 2010. many analysts skeptical claim abdullah azzam brigades. bbc correspondent asserted perpetrators using name name of convenience .