Al-Qaeda brigades founded in Syria

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حمص الصامدة الجيش الحر إعلان تشكيل كتيبة البراء بن مالك

In a video published on Jihadist forums, a group of armed men pose in front of the black flag of Jihad, synonymous with the Islamic State of Iraq umbrella group and Al-Qaeda.

The group, calling itself Al Baraa Ibn Malik Martyrdom Brigade happens to be named after a specialist squad of Al-Qaeda in Iraq fighters as of May 2005, according to the START database. The title of the video was translated to "The Steadfast Free Army in Homs".

A group of the so-called "Free Syrian Army" in the occupied city fo Homs has -- according to the new video -- formed a martyrdom battalion, a special unit committed to carry out suicide bombings in the country.

One Syrian militant explains that the "Al-Baraa Ibn Malik Martyrdom Brigade" will fight the Assad regime and its military with all needs, especially suicide bombers.

According to the Daily Telegraph and US intellegence sources, Al-Qaeda plays a big role in the Syrian rebellion and was probably responsible for the recent suicide bombings in Aleppo.

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