On August 27, 2013, Sheikh Siraj al-Din Zariqats Twitter account gave thefull textof the Abdullah Azzam Brigades/Ziyad Al-Jarrah Battalions claim of responsibility forfiring four 122-mm Grad rocketswith a range of 40 km, or about 25 miles, at Nahariya and Acre. The first, rough version of the organizations claim of responsibility was posted on the sheikhs Twitter account on August 22, 2013.Siraj al-Din Zariqat is a Lebanese sheikh who is considered a senior figure in the Abdullah Azzam Brigades in Lebanon. He is one of the preachers who deliver the Friday prayers in the mosques in Beirut, belongs to the Dar al-Fatwa Institution (a Sunni religiousinstitution under the control of the Mufti of Lebanon), and supports the revolt against the Syrian regime. In the past he was detained and closely monitored by Lebanese intelligence.
According to the announcement, the attack wasa renewal of the jihadist activity carried out by the Abdullah Azzam Brigades against the Jews,which had been put on hold due to the revolution in Syria. The activity has been resumed, the announcement said, due to the criminal involvement of Irans Hezbollah in Syria and because Israel and the United States gave the Assad regime a go-ahead to commit a genocide in Syria.
The announcement ended in awarning addressed to Israel,stating that the Abdullah Azzam Brigades have additional high-quality rockets and that Haifa needs to stock up on fine shrouds and await the arrival of the organizations rockets (Sheikh Siraj al-Din Zariqats Twitter account, August 27, 2013).
By ITIC
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