Brigades of Aisha
| Brigades of Aisha | |
|---|---|
| كتائب عائشة | |
| Also known as | Aisha Umm-al Mouemeneen |
| Dates of operation | 2013-? |
| Country | Syria Lebanon |
| Allegiance | Free Syrian Army |
| Ideology | Sunni 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Car bombing rocks Beirut". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ "VIDEO: Militant group dubbed the Aisha Brigade claims responsibility for Dahiyeh blast". LBCIV7. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ^ "known perpetrators ied incidents past five years including mara 18 gang mosul brigades". www.removepaywall.com. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Car bomb kills 20 in Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold". Arab News. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ^ "Car bombing rocks Beirut". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ^ "Twenty dead as car bomb blasts Hezbollah stronghold". ABC News. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2025-10-24.