The 055 Brigade (Arabic: كتيبة ٥ ٥) was a guerrilla organization loyal to Osama bin Laden that was sponsored and trained by al-Qaeda, and was integrated into the Taliban between 1996 and 2001. == Composition and role == The unit consisted mostly of foreign guerrilla fighters (mujahideen) from the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, North Caucasus, and the Balkans who had some form of combat experience, either fighting the Soviet invasion during the 1980s or elsewhere.
The 055 Brigade (Arabic: كتيبة ٥ ٥) was a guerrilla organization loyal to Osama bin Laden that was sponsored and trained by al-Qaeda, and was integrated into the Taliban between 1996 and 2001. == Composition and role == The unit consisted mostly of foreign guerrilla fighters (mujahideen) from the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, North Caucasus, and the Balkans who had some form of combat experience, either fighting the Soviet invasion during the 1980s or elsewhere.
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