A man who serves as the spokesperson for the Turkish al-Qaeda network and has a long history of collaboration with Turkish intelligence agency MIT has stated that Syria’s victory signals the impending downfall of Israel, Spain and Arab states.
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm - THE NORDIC MONITOR -- He acknowledged Turkey’s pivotal role in what he described as the revolution in Syria, while framing the conciliatory remarks made by the new jihadist leaders as astute political maneuvers to avoid the errors committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
In an interview posted on his YouTube channel on December 22, Abdulkadir Şen — a radical figure who has evaded multiple terrorism investigations in Turkey — offered insights into the mindset of the jihadist group now controlling Damascus and much of Syria. He outlined predictions about global jihad’s evolving tactics, new targets and the pivotal role played by the Islamist government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in supporting and facilitating the jihadist campaign.
“The message of this [Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, HTS] revolution is directed at [Egypt’s President Abdelfattah] al-Sisi and Israel,” he declared, adding, “Afghanistan was the first, Syria is the second. From now on, we don’t know where it will be, but I say, ‘See you in the new revolution.'”