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- ↑ Rabil, Robert G. (2014). Salafism in Lebanon: From Apoliticism to Transnational Jihadism. Georgetown University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-62616-116-0.
- ↑ Arab, The New (2016-09-22). "Lebanon arrests suspected Islamic State group 'emir'". https://www.newarab.com/ . Retrieved 2024-01-07.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Lebanese military court sentences Daesh official to 160 years in prison". Arab News PK. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ "Lebanese security forces arrest ISIS Emir in Lebanon". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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