The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

“Social media” activists demand the release of “Abu al-Abd Asheddaa” after being arrested by “Tahrir al-Sham”

Activists on the social media launched a campaign under the name “Release the Knight of Aleppo”, demanding the release of the leader “Abu al-Abd Asheddaa” who was arrested by leadership of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, after issuing an arrest warrant against him; for appearing in a video criticizing actions of leadership of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, exposing the income of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham from the crossings and criticizing the austerity policy with the fighters in its ranks, and the fact that it is drifting away of the goal for which Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham was formed.

On the 10th of September 2019, the Syrian Observatory published that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the security force of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham arrested a media activist close to it, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: security members of Tahrir al-Sham stormed the house of the activist in Idlib city without regard to the sanctity of the house, and there was several information about the reasons for his arrest, including taking pictures for the area that was bombed by the Coalition a few days ago, and other relating to the case of Abu al-And Asheddaa the leader in Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, and it is believed that he was arrested because of his criticism of the Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham on the social media, where the activist wrote advising all those who are in charge of the “matters of the Muslims” to “fear Allah” in their actions, rectify their wrongs, be kind to those who are against them, get closer to the people, and bring the rights back to their owners.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 10th of September 2019 that he spoke about the suppression and criminality of the leadership of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and he forgot himself and his fate from its brutality, where Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham announced in a statement the dismissal of “Abu al-Abd Asheddaa” the leader of Halab Group in the ranks of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham; and the general administrator of Jaysh Omar Bin al-Khattab, and her is considered one of the first class leaders in Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, he was also referred to the military judiciary against the background of the video he published entitled “so the ship does not sink”, criticizing the policy of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in several areas, including the poor economic situation of fighters and civilians alike; through its methods of withdrawing income-generating capabilities in the areas that are controlled by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in the Syrian north, where the general manager of “Jaysh Omar Bin al-Khattab” of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham spoke in a video of which the Syrian Observatory received a copy, about the establishment of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, he said that “it was formed to be the decision of internal jihad, which does not follow the agreements and understandings, but it turned out -to us- that Aleppo was sold in exchange of al-Bab by a Turkish – Russian decision, and after 3 years Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham advanced in clashes and fighting, but the result of the final clash remained linked to the understandings and international agreements, i.e. it did not achieve its desired purpose, where in the east of the railway battle it was sold in Astana, and Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham was not able with its traditional mentality to manage the battle despite the valor and courage of its soldiers, and as for the recent campaign (Kafr Nabudah and al-Jabin and around it): the support came and the area withstood for a period of time, then when Astana understandings came al-Zakat, al-Arba’in, and Khan Shaykhun, al-Lataminah, and Morek fell until after Khan Shaykhun, where Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham faction is better than others, and the leader continued: “Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham is no longer a project of a nation, nor a group or a creed of a movement, but it was ruled by tyrant people who turned the faction to a field of personal experiments who established a fake government and councils, and those who disagree with them are marginalized and accused of betrayal, also Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham did not respect the minds of Sheikhs and their religious knowledge and falsified the elections of the Shura Council” where he accused leadership of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham of having a shallow vision in managing affairs of the areas it controls, and the marginalization and acting in a hostile way against the people of competence and experience, and the leadership of the Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham turned the faction into a private kingdom for them and their relatives and friends, appointing them in the most important factions, which led to mass defections in the form of groups, individuals, and cadres, he added that “the criteria used in appointing by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham is the loyalty to the leadership, and when any complaint or a corruption of an Emir appear; the commission performs the operation of the rotating chair, which is changing the position of that Emir or transferring him from one sector to another or from one joint to another, and the Emir who has full loyalty to Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham could get ten positions.”