Brigades of Aisha

Brigades of Aisha
كتائب عائشة
Also known asAisha Umm-al Mouemeneen
Dates of operation2013-?
Country Syria
 Lebanon
Allegiance Free Syrian Army
IdeologySunni radicalism
Anti-Shi'ism
Allies Free Syrian Army
Opponents Hezbollah
Battles and wars

Brigades of Aisha (Arabic: كتائب عائشة) or Aisha Umm-al Mouemeneen (Arabic: عائشة أم المؤمنين, lit.'Aisha, Mother of Believers') Is a Syrian-Lebanese Sunni militant group.

History

It was active in 2013, it is a Syrian Sunni group,[2] affiliated with the Free Syrian Army.[3]

The group was mostly known after August 2013 Beirut bombing, an attack in Beirut targeting the Shia group Hezbollah,[4] the attack was claimed in a YouTube video,[5][6] which showed three masked men with rifles, in front of a white flag with the inscription of the Shahada,[7] the group promised more attacks on Hezbollah.[8]

References

  1. ^ Rosen, Armin. "This All-Female Brigade Is On The Front Lines Of The Syria's Civil War's Critical Battle". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  2. ^ "Car bombing rocks Beirut". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  3. ^ "VIDEO: Militant group dubbed the Aisha Brigade claims responsibility for Dahiyeh blast". LBCIV7. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  4. ^ "known perpetrators ied incidents past five years including mara 18 gang mosul brigades". www.removepaywall.com. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  5. ^ "A group called "Aisha the Mother of Believers Brigades for Foreign Missions" claimed responsibility for the Rweiss bomb attack in a YouTube videotape". MTV Lebanon. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  6. ^ "Car bomb kills 20 in Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold". Arab News. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  7. ^ "Car bombing rocks Beirut". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  8. ^ "Twenty dead as car bomb blasts Hezbollah stronghold". ABC News. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2025-10-24.