'The man who abducted me is now working for the CIA, "says journalist

Last Updated: Sep 4, 2016

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Author: Ira Kralj
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The Times Reporter Anthony Loyd, who was in Syria two years ago captured by a group of kidnappers, was rather, he says, surprised, when on the footage, in which a group of rebels backed by Western forces and the American CIA, celebrated victory in the last fight against ISIS- in Syria, he recognized a face. He saw his torturer, a man who has since, apparently, become an ally of the CIA.

"Looking at the video, I saw the face of a man whom I had last seen in May 2014, when he leaned over and shot me twice in a coold blood in the left ankle while my hands were tied on the back. This was punishment for attempting to escape from a group of kidnappers who wanted to sell me. He shot me in front of a group of witnesses, after I was being savagely beaten after being accused of being a CIA spy. As it seems, he is now working for them, "says Loyd, who saw his tormentor two weeks ago. Now for The Sunday Times he wrote a whole disturbing story.

Recorded cheerfully waving a Kalashnikov

Video footage posted on Facebook on August 19 shows Loyd’s hijackers Hakim Abu Jamal brandishing a Kalashnikov after victory achieved thanks to the US Air Force attacks in al-Rai.

On the tape, Hakim is standing in the middle of a group of a dozen Syrian rebels. All belong to a group supported by the CIA. Advancement of this group of rebels was supported by the Turkish land forces and the American attacks from the air, and the goal was to force the ISIS fighters to withdraw and release a key way before the conquest of the city Jarabulusa. Hakim Abu Jamal, who is also known under the name of Abdel Hakim al-Hakim Yaseen and Anza was among hundreds of Syrian rebels who have crossed back into Syria from Turkey two weeks ago with the aim to purge ISIS's forces.

These people are now the new allies of the West against ISIS in Syria. Background checks on the basis of which the rebels were receiving support from the air force, money, weapons and ammunition as well as rules on the granting of support are significantly weakened after US efforts to train the rebels in Syria last year failed. As a result, a new generation of rebel groups supported by the Western coalition, a total about seventy, is cruder than that what Americans wanted, and many of them have very suspicious files, especially with regard to human rights violations, said Loyd.

"We thought he was our friend '

"But when I saw Hakim in the celebration of ephemeral victory in the al-Rai on 17 August, I was quite surprised that he could even pass the most basic test of American and Turkish intelligence," he writes.

"In May 2014, I traveled with Jack Hill Times photographer, and two bodyguards from the Syrian town of Tal Rafat from the Turkish border, after a week spent in Aleppo. Although we were aware of the increased risk of kidnappings in Tal Rafat, we had no idea that Hakim, whom we have known for two years and that the night before was our host arranged our kidnapping. Just before the border we started to approach the dark blue BMW X5 SUV. The driver waved at us to stop. I panicked, I shouted to our driver - 'Do not stop!'. Nevertheless, we soon stopped. The four well-armed men succeeded, which this certainly was not the first abduction, they pushed us into the car with his hands tied and they covered us with a blanket. "

"After the desperate attempt to escape, she began to persecute us is a group of hijackers led by a man whom we are still considered a friend the day before - Hakim Anza," recalls Loyd. "Syrians who were with us were able to escape, but Jack and I were caught and beaten. After the beating, the punishment I received two bullets in the leg. Hakim then claimed that he wants us to get the ransom money which will fund anti-aircraft weapons, "says Loyd, and continues.
About all he was informed John Kerry

"His record with at least three intelligence agencies, including the Turkish MIT and the MI6. His association with extremists is very well documented. Two of his brothers joined the al-Qaeda branch Nusra front. One of them even spoke about his commitment to al-Qaeda for The Times.

War crimes Anze Hakim wrote New York Times, on its activities informed Secretary of State John Kerry, who has publicly expressed concern about our experience with these people. 'We are doing everything we can to enable their release, "said Kerry."

However, the video that appeared on Facebook not only proves that Hakim Anza at large, but also to work with a group of rebels backed by the CIA. The so-called al-al-Awwal Fawj received US weapons, including protutekonvske TOW missiles to guidance, and they had the support of the US Air Force.
Sources from the Pentagon about Hakim

"That same year, when we were kidnapped in Syria have killed four hostages. Two of the kidnapped Britons cut off their heads. The United States and the United Kingdom appear to have a very short memory, and sources in the Syrian Liberation Army and the United States confirmed that Hakim Anza member of the battle group, which enjoys the support of the CIA, "said Loyd. The US Central Command headquarters did not respond to inquiries Times to explain how it is possible that the well-known kidnapper with family ties to extremists could pass the American procedure odobranjava support.

An anonymous Pentagon official described the multiple air strikes against the United States in the recent mission led by the Syrian rebel groups, where the resulting footage Hakim Anze with other fighters. According to him,
Hakim allegedly from criminal transformed into valuable soldiers svrstanog pedestrians on the side of the coalition of 60 countries that are in the Middle East fighting ISIS. "The coalition has carried out several air strikes near al-Rai from 13 to 19 August in support of the forces of Syrian rebels in operations proitiv ISIS," he said.

Some Syrian activists familiar with the past Hakim Anze, they became angry when they saw the boasting victory on Facebook and Twitter. "Unbelievable," said one of them, "Who would have thought that a man like Hakim, known for his criminal past, be associated with America and become a kind of hero, receiving money and support from the air, while honest people live Tal Rafat as refugees in Turkey without any foreign assistance. "
Problematic control procedure

Amnesty International is much less surprised by developments. In their report the abductions, torture and killings by Syrian rebels, released in July, states that at least two groups of insurgents responsible for the worst crimes in Aleppo and Idlib, including al-Shamia Front where he served until recently Hakim, and who also has the support of the United States.

The procedure of granting aid rebel groups drastically changed after the failed attempts of the US in coaching their own ranks in Syria. According to sources from the coalition, then for each candidate have to confirm that no previous links with radical groups, a process could have lasted three months.

In parallel with the failure, the Americans and their allies in Turkey, the organization established for the process of decision making, the Northern Command operations or in Turkish Musterek Operasyon Merkerzi (MOM), which is mainly odogvorna for assessing the rebel groups and coordination of supply chains of weapons and other equipment from ammunition to wage war veterans .
With one against other terrorists

However, insiders say that the procedure for deciding on the allocation of grants was the first collateral victim when it should step up support to rebel groups. Individually conducted to assess to engage officials allegedly replaced the general commander of the guarantees.

This summer, Amnesty International sent a recommendation to foreign forces which actively support rebel groups, including the US and the UK, which suggest the termination of deliveries of weapons and money groups that violate human rights. The United States have not yet responded to the recommendation.

The conflict between Turkey and Kurdish forces further complicated the process. Turkey believes that the Kurdish YPG, the main US ally in Syria, terrorist threat and an enemy of Turkish interests. Accordingly, Turkey believes that the United States sided with a terrorist group, YPG in order to fight against another terrorist group ISIS.

The best example is the recent operations in Jarabulusu. Turkey is involved in the field with 1800 Syrian rebels; Their names are simply marked with "passed" in a report by the Turks sent the Americans. A small group of rebels which was the Hakim, and whose members often struggled against Kurdish forces, was likely among them.
"He told me: 'There are no friends'. I squeezed the trigger "

The fact that someone like Hakim Anze slipped through the cracks in the system in each case is a cause for concern, says Charles Lister, a senior fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East and author of Syrian Jihad, Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and evolution of the rebellion.

"But just as there is a possibility that Turkey carried out the pressure to him personally involved from the start. For a government will always end if someone wants to include in a particular operation or with minimal disruption to successfully implement the control, do it. ", says.

"Recalling that day, I remember Hakim, as he held a gun to me said: 'I thought we were friends.' 'There are no friends," he replied. I squeezed the trigger, "says Loyd proposed by the United States that perhaps a little better consider their allies.

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