(Zaman Al Wasl)- Five months passed and contradicting information was circulated about the fate of Miraj Oral, known as “Slaughterer of Banyas”, to confirm that he is still alive and to raise doubts about circumstances about his disappearance for that long time.
Oral’s return was unexpectedly ignored by most of the Regime’s media, however, Fars news agency close to the Iranian government has a long interview with him.
In the beginning “Fars news” requested oral to explain his real position, as he usually identifies himself as “ secular left-winged” in the same time “Alawite”, he explained that he was born of an Arabic Family “Sheikh Kassem” which had a prominent position among Alawite and their tribe. He added that Zaki al-Arsozi was a member of the tribe who had strong effects on Oral and his family.
Oral detailed that his family’s religious principles were “loving Al-bayt” and fighting the unfairness practiced against Imam Hussein in karbala.
Oral explained that he escaped to Syria from Turkish prison with dozens of prisoners by digging a trench under the prison, and sought asylum in Syria.
Oral justified his fighting besides the Syrian regime by the need to continue fighting with Imam Hussein in Karbala.
He detailed that goals of “the Popular Front to Liberate Liwa Iskenderun” he founded were fighting unfairness and Wahabi Salafi thoughts, mentioning that people of different religious backgrounds are members of the front like Muslim Sunni, ALawite, Christians and Shiite.
In his interview, he angrily described “Omawiyoon” as the source of tyranny and crime and they are away from Islam principles.
Oral talked a long about his attitude from Turkey, he verbally attacked Ottoman and the Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan and explained that Turkey has since 1514 killed and suppress Shiite an Alawite.
Moreover, Oral described Erdogan as “tyrant” to justify the coup, as every tyrant would have resistance and opposition. He expressed his unhappiness for the declaration made by Erdogan that he would pray in “al-Omawi Mosque” after overthrowing Bashar al-Assad, as he considered it as Erdogan wants to be a ruler following Omawiyoon principles. He hinted that assassinating Erdogan is needed to stop his practices.
The head of the Popular Front liberating Iskenderun thought that it is possible to turn Turkey into an Islamic country like Iran, but he express his rejection to a Salafi state following Omawiyoon principles and if that happened they would face it.
In regard to his prediction to war in Syria, he explained that it might last for long because the problem is not only military, but there are sectarian and ethnic conflicts and must be resolved. The adopter of “racial cleansing” in Banyas expected that a Democratic regime protecting civil rights and equality would be established in the end of the war.
In the end of the interview, Oral glorified the "greatest Iranian nation” and thanked Hafiz al-Assad for taking the position by Iran side against Arab, which has been proven that it was the correct choice.
Real story behind Oral’s disappearance
In the end of March 2016, Harakat Ahrar al-Sham adopted an operation targeted a base and claimed killing Oral in the attack.
However, months following that story, he appeared in a video visiting two injured members of his militia.
In regard to real reasons behind his disappearance, Zaman al-Wasl’s sources revealed that he was imprisoned in regime’s prison because he had imported an arms shipment with unknown source, besides his work in drug dealing.
The source expected that the regime used the announcement of Ahrar al-Sham to cover his detention.
Oral is accused of direct responsibility for Banyas massacres that sectarian militias committed. He appeared in a video calling for seizing and cleansing Banyas.
Oral had long-last dealing with the regime’s intelligence, using his relations to Assad family and his wife that worked as a secretary of jamil al-Assad.
Moreover, he has strong relations with the leader of Kurdistan Workers’ Party, not because of its left-winged ideology, but in reality it is based on sectarian harmony.
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