Translation by Yusar Ahmed
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Death of Abu Firas al-Souri in a U.S. air strikes on Sunday was a big blow for Jihadist movements in general and for al-Nusra Front in particular.
The strike that hit his building in Aleppo has ended almost 40 years of jihadi life in Syria and Afghanistan.
A U.S. airstrike Sunday hit a meeting of high-level al-Qaida officials in Aleppo, northwest Syria at which al-Souri was present, his death confirmed later.
Al-Souri, who was a former Syrian Army officer at Major rank, discharged in the late 1970s because of his Islamist leanings, was a founding member of the militant group and had fought in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
Radhwan Nammos, the real name of Abu Firas al-Souri, wanted by the American, Russian and Syrian Intelligence, according to the intelligence archive of 1.7 million documents Zaman Al Wasl obtains.
Abu Firas al-Souri’s name was mentioned in the archive as Radhwan Nammos, son of Mahmood and Turkiyah, born in Madaya 1950, was wanted by arrest warrant to the Syrian Intelligence.
Other arrest warrants were issued against his sons, Firas (1975), Huzaifa (1980), Shrhabil (1979), Mohammed (1977) and his two brothers Atef and Abdul-Rahman.
Zaman Al Wasl was the first to discover that Abu Firas was an officer in the Syrian army and reached to “Major” rank, meaning that he has spent at least 10 years in the Syrian Army.
Abu Firas was mentioned in the intelligence file as “discharged Major”, as he was discharged after the massacre of the Artillery School in Aleppo in 1979, that committed by Captain Ibrahim al-Yusuf, leaving 36 officers killed.
After discharging him from the army, he joined the Jihadists and went to Afghanistan after the Islamic movements failed in overthrowing the Syrian regime in the 80s troubles. He moved later to join al-Qaeda in Yemen.
Nammos returned to Syria, his homeland after the Syrian revolution, and found the suitable seat for him in Nusra Front, al-Qaeda- affiliate in Syria.
Abu Firas was handed responsibility of the military office then he became the spokesman of Nusra front, but his strict and extreme jihadi attitude incited worries among other armed groups coordinate with Nusra Front, which led to calmly strip him of the position and handing him the responsibility of Sharea Institutes of Nusra Front.
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Death of Abu Firas al-Souri in a U.S. air strikes on Sunday was a big blow for Jihadist movements in general and for al-Nusra Front in particular.
The strike that hit his building in Aleppo has ended almost 40 years of jihadi life in Syria and Afghanistan.
A U.S. airstrike Sunday hit a meeting of high-level al-Qaida officials in Aleppo, northwest Syria at which al-Souri was present, his death confirmed later.
Al-Souri, who was a former Syrian Army officer at Major rank, discharged in the late 1970s because of his Islamist leanings, was a founding member of the militant group and had fought in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
Radhwan Nammos, the real name of Abu Firas al-Souri, wanted by the American, Russian and Syrian Intelligence, according to the intelligence archive of 1.7 million documents Zaman Al Wasl obtains.
Abu Firas al-Souri’s name was mentioned in the archive as Radhwan Nammos, son of Mahmood and Turkiyah, born in Madaya 1950, was wanted by arrest warrant to the Syrian Intelligence.
Other arrest warrants were issued against his sons, Firas (1975), Huzaifa (1980), Shrhabil (1979), Mohammed (1977) and his two brothers Atef and Abdul-Rahman.
Zaman Al Wasl was the first to discover that Abu Firas was an officer in the Syrian army and reached to “Major” rank, meaning that he has spent at least 10 years in the Syrian Army.
Abu Firas was mentioned in the intelligence file as “discharged Major”, as he was discharged after the massacre of the Artillery School in Aleppo in 1979, that committed by Captain Ibrahim al-Yusuf, leaving 36 officers killed.
After discharging him from the army, he joined the Jihadists and went to Afghanistan after the Islamic movements failed in overthrowing the Syrian regime in the 80s troubles. He moved later to join al-Qaeda in Yemen.
Nammos returned to Syria, his homeland after the Syrian revolution, and found the suitable seat for him in Nusra Front, al-Qaeda- affiliate in Syria.
Abu Firas was handed responsibility of the military office then he became the spokesman of Nusra front, but his strict and extreme jihadi attitude incited worries among other armed groups coordinate with Nusra Front, which led to calmly strip him of the position and handing him the responsibility of Sharea Institutes of Nusra Front.
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