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Beirut Embassy blasts linked to Hezbollah, Iran Syria roles

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iran embassy in beirut explosions 2An al-Qaeda-linked group in Lebanon claimed responsibility for an attack Tuesday on the Iranian embassy in southern Beirut that killed 23 people, including an Iranian cultural attaché.

The dual blasts outside the fortified compound injured 146 people, the Health Ministry said. Lebanese television cited Iranian diplomatic sources as saying none of the staff inside the embassy was hurt, Reuters reports.

The obscure group Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on Twitter and on a militant website. The group said it will continue the attacks until the Iranian-backed Shi`ite group Hezbollah withdraws its fighters from the Syrian civil war.

Soldiers, policemen and medical personnel gather at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut November 19, 2013.(Reuters / Hasan Shaaban)
Soldiers, policemen and medical personnel gather at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut November 19, 2013.(Reuters / Hasan Shaaban)

Violence from neighboring Syria’s two-and-a-half-year civil war has spilled over into Lebanon in recent months as Shi`ite supporters of Iranian-backed President Bashar Assad, and Sunni supporters of the rebel groups in Syria, which include al Qaeda affiliates, carry on a proxy battle in Lebanon.

Soldiers, policemen and medical personnel gather at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut November 19, 2013. (Reuters / Hasan Shaaban)
Soldiers, policemen and medical personnel gather at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut November 19, 2013. (Reuters / Hasan Shaaban)

Car bombings in August in Sunni and Shi`ite strongholds in the northern city of Tripoli killed at least 66 people, and explosions in southern Beirut, a Shi`ite stronghold, earlier this year were linked to Syrian rebel groups.

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Photo: Civil Defense personnel extinguish a fire on cars at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut November 19, 2013.(Reuters / Mahmoud Kheir)

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76 responses to “Beirut Embassy blasts linked to Hezbollah, Iran Syria roles”

  1. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Iranian Al-Majoos did it in order to legitimize their invasion in Palestine Lebanon and in Syria. They need this kind of self inflicted wound to revitalize their empire dream.

    1. geo metro Avatar
      geo metro

      You are kidding right?
      self inflict? there is no shortage of hate and contempt between all these groups, the only thing is missing is opportunity!! THIS IS A SAD PORTRAIT OF LEBANON and how things get settled so they can be resettled and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on.

      Does this event change anything? any thing accomplished? the score board still looks the same to me!! LOSE- LOSE
      Give me the recipe for knafe and you can keep the rest of this mess.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        True enough Geo.
        But the score in Tripoli was much higher for a one-day event. These bombs didn’t have incendiaries attached. See Heraclitus … he’s keeping score.

      2. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        Who have claimed responsibility? Remember Liwa 420 the unknown group who supposedly did some bombing and claimed responsibility in the Hezbushaitan area in Lebanon. Its always an unknown small group. We have experienced such rubbish in 911 London 7/7 attack and many other false flag operation so I am not going to buy it immediately. Who benefits out of this bombing? Let the dust settle and investigate how Iran and Hezbushaitan try to capitalize the event in their favor in invading Syria.

        1. dateam Avatar
          dateam

          See how ignorant you are…you posted your comment 3 hours ago…3 hours after the blast abdul azzam brigades claimed responsibility.

          1. Reasonableman Avatar
            Reasonableman

            Wow you spend months looking and debating for the right answers or right recipe when it comes to knafe or or interpritation of a law. But as soon as somebody claims something that goes in your parties favour you believe it instantly.

        2. dateam Avatar
          dateam

          The Abdallah Azzam Brigades was formed by Saleh Al-Qaraawi in 2009[1] as an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, and was tasked with hitting targets in the Levant and throughout the Middle East. Qarawi is a Saudi citizen and is on the list of 85 most-wanted terroriststhat was issued by the Saudi Interior Ministry in 2009. “[The Abdullah Azzam Brigades] are not confined to Lebanon but there are targets that our fires will reach Allah‐willing in the near future…the Brigades are formed of a number of groups that are spread in numerous places…and the groups of ‘Ziad al‐Jarrah’ in Lebanon are only some of our groups, and we rushed to create these groups and announced them because of the urgency of the battle with the Jews and the priority of the initiative at the time and the place, but the rest of the groups are outside Lebanon.”[citation needed]

          The Abdullah Azzam Brigades has branches active in multiple countries. The Lebanese branch is called the Ziad al Jarrah Battalion, and is named after Ziad al Jarrah, a Lebanese citizen who was one of the masterminds of the Sept. 11 attacks on the US. He was the pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a field in Shanksville, Penn. after passengers attempted to retake the plane from the terrorist hijackers.[5] The Abdullah Azzam Brigades branch in the Arabian Peninsula calls itself the Yusuf al-’Uyayri Battalions,[1] named after Yusef al-Ayeri, the slain founder of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.

          1. Hannibal Avatar
            Hannibal

            I would have changed my name right after puberty if my name were Ayeri…

      3. Prophettttt Avatar
        Prophettttt

        Greeting geo, Do you want to settle the question of whether knafe is originally Greek , or Turkish?Some people think knafe originated in Aleppo,Syria,lol
        Sorry Bro, this might cause another war;a war for the integrity of knafe,lol

        1. geo metro Avatar
          geo metro

          lol Prophetttt, doesn’t seem to take much to start wars and fueds around here, I don’t care if knafe origin is wahabi, zionist or majoos what ever that means I LOVE KNAFE !!! more than sex lol, hope you are doing well friend, still 80 degree weather in florida , hope you get cold enough in new york to come visit 🙂

          1. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            Doing well,friend.
            I promise you two trays of knafe when I make it down there,lol.

          2. daiber Avatar
            daiber

            yu comed daiheia for knafe mr we maked beste knafe mr turkia knafe salafite mr we no use banadoura with knafe mr our jibneh is mehzaieh milk mr

          3. geo metro Avatar
            geo metro

            Banadoura on knafe? lol no Dab.. me no like salafite food but I promise one day I will visit you in dahieh and if i die there I will die as a sweets martyr and hopefully wake up with 72 trays of knafe :):):)

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            LOL ….

          5. daiber Avatar
            daiber

            yu no die in daheie me protocte yu mr no salafites in daheie mr me maked knaifee for yu ahsan min see sweeat mr

          6. geo metro Avatar
            geo metro

            Thank you my brother, I will see you in September 2014 🙂

          7. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Sautéed in a little Scotch perhaps ?? Or Rum … 😉

          8. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            GEO, You dropped one of my t’s somewhere along the way.t’s never come cheap bro,lol
            On a serious note, it is much better to discuss the origin of knafe.lol

          9. geo metro Avatar
            geo metro

            Sorry bro, I did indeed demote you to a 4 star general instead of 5 , not intentional just getting old and and out of warranty in the vision department, aren’t you due to get in some kind of trouble by now and snag another t ? lol Dab said it right, your name looks like a train track hehehe!

        2. Hannibal Avatar
          Hannibal

          Nice to see you on board Prophet…
          Knafe actually evolved from Greek pastry and started taking its “modern” form during the Ottoman empire. I would say, and after sampling many variations of it, that the best Knafe is the Lebanese Knafe… But of course I am not biased 😉

          1. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            Hannibal, Nice to see you too. I have no doubt that you are not biased.lol

          2. Peaceforleb Avatar
            Peaceforleb

            Hey Prophet, it’s nice to see your name popping up on this blog again. You have been missed by most. In case your wondering who the hell this is, lets just say I’m still antifsa. Lol. Oh and Btw, Hannibal is 150million% rite, the knafe in Lebanon is most definitely the best in the world. And no Prophet I’m not being biased if you don’t mind. Lol

          3. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            You would be if an FSA guy made it … 😉

          4. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            TY peaceforleb/antifsa…Good to see you too. I hope all is well with you and yours. Be careful with the knafe;One tray at a time .LOL

          5. Peaceforleb Avatar
            Peaceforleb

            Brother are you kidding me. Knafe is my weakness. Actually, my wife and I always argue about it. She tells me that I eat it to much. I’ve even got my 3 kids hooked. What a good father I am.

        3. Constantin7 Avatar
          Constantin7

          Hey Prophettttttttt,
          Long time no see. I give you a virtual hug….can’t count the “t”s anymore lolll…
          The best Knafe in Lebanon is the one of “Sea Sweet” they are so generous with the cheese, and when you leave Lebanon try to take the MEA flight in the morning they will offer breakfast Knafe or scrambled eggs, I always take the Knafe and it is delicious. This year, for family reasons, I’ve been three times to Lebanon and going to spend my Christmas there for the 1st time since 27 years.
          As for whether the Knafe is Greek or Turkish, I don’t really know, but I do know that Greek food is a bad immitation of Middle Eastern food and Syrian pastry is known for its taste and finesse, so I would tend to think Aleppo is the best origin for the Knafe. Turks have another sweet that is original to them called; “Tawook Gegsu”, which a pudding based on chicken breast (yes chicken), that one is excellent too, if you ever go to Istanbul make sure to have one.
          Enjoy Florida and the sun….

          1. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            Constantin7,
            Thanks for the warm and kind greetings. I hope you will have a good Christmas with your family in Lebanon.I also hope all is well with your family there. I have not been in Lebanon since 2003.

      4. Hannibal Avatar
        Hannibal

        Well said geo or is it metro? 😉

    2. man-o-war Avatar
      man-o-war

      Breaking news! Straight from the horse’s mouth.

  2. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Iranian Al-Majoos did it in order to legitimize their invasion in Palestine Lebanon and in Syria. They need this kind of self inflicted wound to revitalize their empire dream.

    1. geo metro Avatar
      geo metro

      You are kidding right?
      self inflict? there is no shortage of hate and contempt between all these groups, the only thing is missing is opportunity!! THIS IS A SAD PORTRAIT OF LEBANON and how things get settled so they can be resettled and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on.

      Does this event change anything? any thing accomplished? the score board still looks the same to me!! LOSE- LOSE
      Give me the recipe for knafe and you can keep the rest of this mess.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        True enough Geo.
        But the score in Tripoli was much higher for a one-day event. These bombs didn’t have incendiaries attached.

      2. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        Who have claimed responsibility? Remember Liwa 420 the unknown group who supposedly did some bombing and claimed responsibility in the Hezbushaitan area in Lebanon. Its always an unknown small group. We have experienced such rubbish in 911 London 7/7 attack and many other false flag operation so I am not going to buy it immediately. Who benefits out of this bombing? Let the dust settle and investigate how Iran and Hezbushaitan try to capitalize the event in their favor in invading Syria.

        1. dateam Avatar
          dateam

          See how ignorant you are…you posted your comment 3 hours ago…3 hours after the blast abdul azzam brigades claimed responsibility.

          1. Reasonableman Avatar
            Reasonableman

            Wow you spend months looking and debating for the right answers or right recipe when it comes to knafe or or interpritation of a law. But as soon as somebody claims something that goes in your parties favour you believe it instantly.

        2. dateam Avatar
          dateam

          The Abdallah Azzam Brigades was formed by Saleh Al-Qaraawi in 2009[1] as an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, and was tasked with hitting targets in the Levant and throughout the Middle East. Qarawi is a Saudi citizen and is on the list of 85 most-wanted terroriststhat was issued by the Saudi Interior Ministry in 2009. “[The Abdullah Azzam Brigades] are not confined to Lebanon but there are targets that our fires will reach Allah‐willing in the near future…the Brigades are formed of a number of groups that are spread in numerous places…and the groups of ‘Ziad al‐Jarrah’ in Lebanon are only some of our groups, and we rushed to create these groups and announced them because of the urgency of the battle with the Jews and the priority of the initiative at the time and the place, but the rest of the groups are outside Lebanon.”[citation needed]

          The Abdullah Azzam Brigades has branches active in multiple countries. The Lebanese branch is called the Ziad al Jarrah Battalion, and is named after Ziad al Jarrah, a Lebanese citizen who was one of the masterminds of the Sept. 11 attacks on the US. He was the pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a field in Shanksville, Penn. after passengers attempted to retake the plane from the terrorist hijackers.[5] The Abdullah Azzam Brigades branch in the Arabian Peninsula calls itself the Yusuf al-’Uyayri Battalions,[1] named after Yusef al-Ayeri, the slain founder of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.

          1. Hannibal Avatar
            Hannibal

            I would have changed my name right after puberty if my name were Ayeri…

      3. Prophettttt Avatar
        Prophettttt

        Greeting geo, Do you want to settle the question of whether knafe is originally Greek or Turkish?Some people think it originated in Aleppo,Syria,lol
        Sorry Bro, this might cause another war;a war for the integrity of knafe,lol

        1. geo metro Avatar
          geo metro

          lol Prophetttt, doesn’t seem to take much to start wars and fueds around here, I don’t care if knafe origin is wahabi, zionist or majoos what ever that means I LOVE KNAFE !!! more than sex lol, hope you are doing well friend, still 80 degree weather in florida , hope you get cold enough in new york to come visit 🙂

          1. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            Doing well,friend.
            I promise you two trays of knafe when I make it down there,lol.

          2. daiber Avatar
            daiber

            yu comed daiheia for knafe mr we maked beste knafe mr turkia knafe salafite mr we no use banadoura with knafe mr our jibneh is mehzaieh milk mr

          3. geo metro Avatar
            geo metro

            Banadoura on knafe? lol no Dab.. me no like salafite food but I promise one day I will visit you in dahieh and if i die there I will die as a sweets martyr and hopefully wake up with 72 trays of knafe :):):)

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            LOL ….

          5. daiber Avatar
            daiber

            yu no die in daheie me protocte yu mr no salafites in daheie mr me maked knaifee for yu ahsan min see sweeat mr

          6. geo metro Avatar
            geo metro

            Thank you my brother, I will see you in September 2014 🙂

          7. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Sautéed in a little Scotch perhaps ?? 😉

          8. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            GEO, You dropped one of my t’s somewhere along the way.t’s never come cheap bro,lol
            On a serious note, it is much better to discuss the origin of knafe.lol

          9. geo metro Avatar
            geo metro

            Sorry bro, I did indeed demote you to a 4 star general instead of 5 , not intentional just getting and and out of warranty in the vision department, aren’t you due to get in some kind of trouble by now and snag another t ? lol Dab said it right, your name looks like a train track hehehe!

        2. Hannibal Avatar
          Hannibal

          Nice to see you on board Prophet…
          Knafe actually evolved from Greek pastry and started taking its “modern” form during the Ottoman empire. I would say, and after sampling many variations of it, that the best Knafe is the Lebanese Knafe… But of course I am not biased 😉

          1. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            Hannibal, Nice to see you too. I have no doubt that you are not biased.lol

          2. Peaceforleb Avatar
            Peaceforleb

            Hey Prophet, it’s nice to see your name popping up on this blog again. You have been missed by most. In case your wondering who the hell this is, lets just say I’m still antifsa. Lol. Oh and Btw, Hannibal is 150million% rite, the knafe in Lebanon is most definitely the best in the world. And no Prophet I’m not being biased if you don’t mind. Lol

          3. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            You would be if an FSA guy made it … 😉

          4. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            TY peaceforleb/antifsa…Good to see you too. I hope all is well with you and yours. Be careful with the knafe;One tray at a time .LOL

          5. Peaceforleb Avatar
            Peaceforleb

            Brother are you kidding me. Knafe is my weakness. Actually, my wife and I always argue about it. She tells me that I eat it to much. I’ve even got my 3 kids hooked. What a good father I am.

        3. Constantin7 Avatar
          Constantin7

          Hey Prophettttttttt,
          Long time no see. I give you a virtual hug….can’t count the “t”s anymore lolll…
          The best Knafe in Lebanon is the one of “Sea Sweet” they are so generous with the cheese, and when you leave Lebanon try to take the MEA flight in the morning they will offer breakfast Knafe or scrambled eggs, I always take the Knafe and it is delicious. This year, for family reasons, I’ve been three times to Lebanon and going to spend my Christmas there for the 1st time since 27 years.
          As for whether the Knafe is Greek or Turkish, I don’t really know, but I do know that Greek food is a bad immitation of Middle Eastern food and Syrian pastry is known for its taste and finesse, so I would tend to think Aleppo is the best origin for the Knafe. Turks have another sweet that is original to them called; “Tawook Gegsu”, which a pudding based on chicken breast (yes chicken), that one is excellent too, if you ever go to Istanbul make sure to have one.
          Enjoy Florida and the sun….

          1. Prophettttt Avatar
            Prophettttt

            Constantin7,
            Thanks for the warm and kind greetings. I hope you will have a good Christmas with your family in Lebanon.I also hope all is well with your family there. I have not been in Lebanon since 2003.

      4. Hannibal Avatar
        Hannibal

        Well said geo or is it metro? 😉

    2. man-o-war Avatar
      man-o-war

      Breaking news! Straight from the horse’s mouth.

  3. Reasonableman Avatar
    Reasonableman

    Lebanese are very quick to believe there is such thing as AQ in lebanon working to and with sunnis to topple oppressive armed movements.
    As a frequent visitor to lebanon who resides in tripoli there have been no such claims or even such appearances. Dont you think sunnis will be more effective against the minority jabal if these people holding explosives around there waists’ were real?
    I have seen the fighting with my own eyes, this claim is BS , prerogative misleading and sectarian.
    Whereve hezballah is inside or outside lebanon wether it be a unity with sunni group or moderate group there is violence, explosions and reasons for are unknown investigatations usually only lead to takfiris and it stops there. deeper investigations are never an option i wonder why???

  4. Reasonableman Avatar
    Reasonableman

    Lebanese are very quick to believe there is such thing as AQ in lebanon working to and with sunnis to topple oppressive armed movements.
    As a frequent visitor to lebanon who resides in tripoli there have been no such claims or even such appearances. Dont you think sunnis will be more effective against the minority jabal if these people holding explosives around there waists’ were real?
    I have seen the fighting with my own eyes, this claim is BS , prerogative misleading and sectarian.
    Whereve hezballah is inside or outside lebanon wether it be a unity with sunni group or moderate group there is violence, explosions and reasons for are unknown investigatations usually only lead to takfiris and it stops there. deeper investigations are never an option i wonder why???

  5. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    There is no doubt that Sunni extremists, who believe that they are going to heaven by killing the “rawafed” and the “kuffar” did this henious act. These acts are the direct results of HA involvement in Syria and the arrogant speeches that Hassan issues from time to time: As when he said: “we will remain in Syria as long as it takes”. What I am afraid of now is the Syrian intelligence retaliation against sunni neighbourhoods, like what happened in Tripoli. So people in Tripoli, Saida, and Tarik el Jdideh should be very wary and vigilant for a similar reprisal.

    1. patriotss Avatar
      patriotss

      stop defending trash

      1. Constantin7 Avatar
        Constantin7

        I am defending trash ??? Who ? I am against HA and against these sunni extremists (salafis / Al-quaeda) and against the Syrian regime. Who is the trash that I am defending ?

    2. wargame1 Avatar
      wargame1

      Your Lebanese government have been sucking the Majoosi dick for decades and now you pay the price. Shame on you when you have a foreign government ruling your puppet Lebanese government. It is the sunnis who will now need sort out this mess. Once they expell these Iranian terrorist then I can assure you will never find this bombing things again. These are false flag operation by the Al-Majoos

      1. libnan1 Avatar
        libnan1

        I wouldn’t be talking about sucking dicks if I was you. Sunnis had been sucking dicks throughout their history. Between 1948 -58 Sunnis sucked the Christian dick, 58-59 they sucked the Syrian/ Egyptian dick, 1960 – 73 sucked the Christian dick, 75 – 82 sucked the Palestinian dick, 82 – 2005 sucked the Syrian dick, 2005 – present been sucking the Saudi dick while the Saudis are sucking the American dick. How’s that for resume ….

        1. MekensehParty Avatar
          MekensehParty

          You’re perfectly right
          And you would be even more on the spot if you replace Sunnis by any other sect… (Including Christians of various affiliations)
          It’s a country of cocksuckers
          That’s why reasonable people do not call it the Switzerland of the ME but the whore of the ME

          1. Reasonableman Avatar
            Reasonableman

            Hahaha so true. Its open for whoever wants to lay there hands on it

    3. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      It’s happening …. but the idiots always come out of their caves in the dark … should fight in daytime when they can see each other, and let kids sleep at night.

  6. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    There is no doubt that Sunni extremists, who believe that they are going to heaven by killing the “rawafed” and the “kuffar” did this henious act. These acts are the direct results of HA involvement in Syria and the arrogant speeches that Hassan issues from time to time: As when he said: “we will remain in Syria as long as it takes”. What I am afraid of now is the Syrian intelligence retaliation against sunni neighbourhoods, like what happened in Tripoli. So people in Tripoli, Saida, and Tarik el Jdideh should be very wary and vigilant for a similar reprisal.

    1. patriotss Avatar
      patriotss

      stop defending trash

      1. Constantin7 Avatar
        Constantin7

        I am defending trash ??? Who ? I am against HA and against these sunni extremists (salafis / Al-quaeda) and against the Syrian regime. Who is the trash that I am defending ?

    2. wargame1 Avatar
      wargame1

      Your Lebanese government have been sucking the Majoosi dick for decades and now you pay the price. Shame on you when you have a foreign government ruling your puppet Lebanese government. It is the sunnis who will now need sort out this mess. Once they expell these Iranian terrorist then I can assure you will never find this bombing things again. These are false flag operation by the Al-Majoos

      1. libnan1 Avatar
        libnan1

        I wouldn’t be talking about sucking dicks if I was you. Sunnis had been sucking dicks throughout their history. Between 1948 -58 Sunnis sucked the Christian dick, 58-59 they sucked the Syrian/ Egyptian dick, 1960 – 73 sucked the Christian dick, 75 – 82 sucked the Palestinian dick, 82 – 2005 sucked the Syrian dick, 2005 – present been sucking the Saudi dick while the Saudis are sucking the American dick. How’s that for resume ….

        1. MekensehParty Avatar
          MekensehParty

          You’re perfectly right
          And you would be even more on the spot if you replace Sunnis by any other sect… (Including Christians of various affiliations)
          It’s a country of cocksuckers
          That’s why reasonable people do not call it the Switzerland of the ME but the whore of the ME

          1. Reasonableman Avatar
            Reasonableman

            Hahaha so true. Its open for whoever wants to lay there hands on it

    3. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      It’s happening …. but the idiots always come out of their caves in the dark … should fight in daytime when they can see each other, and let kids sleep at night.

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