'Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade' Says Killed Iranian Military Trainer at Hizbullah Camp
The "Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade” announced on Friday killing an Iranian military trainer in the Bekaa region.
"We claim responsibility for a heroic operation that targeted a top Iranian military trainer on Thursday at a drill camp,” the brigade said on its Twitter account, noting that the operation's name is “in the heart of the enemy.”
It added: “The attack was carried out at a Hizbullah controlled site in the Hermel plains (in the Bekaa).”
The operation created an atmosphere of panic and confusion among party members, the statement remarked.
"Hizbullah is trying to conceal what had happened.”
The group called on the party's supporters to end the siege of “the innocent people of Arsal (town in the Bekaa)”.
It also warned of attacks and strikes against Hizbullah supporters in the Bekaa and around Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Mufti of Baalbek Bakr al-Rifai denied later on Friday the brigade's claims, adding that the group "does not exist."
The "Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade” has no known ties with any Lebanese or Syrian group, and it had claimed before responsibility for killing Hizbullah military commander Hassan Hollo al-Laqqis.
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