Reporting by Faris Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed
(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian writer Yahya Bader, has revealed, for the first time, information about Majid al-Majid, powerful al-Qaeda leader, as he knew him in person and dealt with him before knowing his identity and his death in Lebanon January 2014.
(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian writer Yahya Bader, has revealed, for the first time, information about Majid al-Majid, powerful al-Qaeda leader, as he knew him in person and dealt with him before knowing his identity and his death in Lebanon January 2014.
Bader explained that he since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, has worked in Istanbul in aid a relief. In 2012, one of his friends from Rihaniyah visited him with a Saudi man called “Abo Yusuf- Majid al-Majid” and asked him to help him in his work aimed to help the revolution.
Engineer Yahya detailed that he met Abo Yusuf 4 times, confirming he used to come from Beirut airport, but he did not know the name he used on Passport.
Bader confirmed that al-Majid was very generous in supporting the revolution, as he mentioned that he had been able to donate $ 20 million monthly to support the military groups.
"I thought he was supporting the Free Syrian Army, but I discovered that he supported foreign groups, which made me get away from him”
Activist Bader confirmed that al-Majid was the one who founded al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra front, “Fatah al-Islam Front” in Syria.
Bader confirmed that al-Majid was arrested in December 26, 2013, and he was moved to the military hospital because of deterioration of his health, as he was suffering of renal failure an needed dialysis, and died in January 2014, in unexplained conditions, claimed to be due to his disease.
Majid al-Majid, was on Saudi Arabia's most-wanted-terrorists list.
He led the Abdullah Azzam Brigades that claimed a double suicide bomb attack on the Iranian embassy in southern Beirut in November 2013, that left 23 people dead.
Abdullah Azzam Brigade based itself in the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, near Sidon. it was designated as a terrorist organisation in 2012 by the US and freezed its assets.
Media reports said that Majid al-Majid had pledged allegiance to the leader of al-Qaeda affiliate Nusra Front in Syria.
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