In 2005 , again much earlier than the official formation of the organization , its name appeared in relation to a series of rocket attacks from Jordan . Several Katyusha rockets were fired from within the Jordanian territory , some hitting near the Eilat Airport and two others hitting very close to two United States Navy ships docked in Aqaba , the , and the . A group linked with al-Qaeda claimed to have made that attack . One of the rockets hit a Jordanian military hospital , killing a Jordanian soldier . The attack is regarded as having been perpetrated by the al-Zarqawi branch of Al Qaeda . A self-styled Abdullah Azzam Brigades also claimed responsibility
rocket attacks
Rocket attacks on Eilat and Aqaba
Abdullah Azzam Brigades