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| ISIS official who paraded Peshmerga captives should be handed to KRG: father |
| 2018-12-02 |
| [Rudaw] Abu Hamza, an alleged ISIS official who confessed to parading 18 Peshmerga captives through Kirkuk’s Hawija in 2015, must be handed over to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the father of one Peshmerga captive said Saturday, citing mistrust of Baghdad. "It is better for us if Abu Hamza is handed over to the [Kurdistan] Regional Government ... We suggest his handover to the Kurdistan Region because all the abuse against Peshmerga was committed by this man," Tariq Rafiq told Rudaw English. The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) released a video confession by alleged ISIS official Jamal al-Mashhadani, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Hamza al-Kurdi, last week. The INIS did not say when he was tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! "The Kurdistan Region owns the captives, and the Iraqi government has really not done anything for us," added Rafiq, whose son Aso is among the captives. Rafiq accused the Iraqi government of detaining 45 Peshmerga, who had been ISIS captives. He called on the KRG to demand their release. Baghdad denies the claims. Aso’s father expressed his mistrust of the Iraqi government, claiming "some ISIS officials have been released by Iraqi Army recently." Abu Hamza reportedly held a number of key positions in the ISIS hierarchy, including chief of the group’s branches in Baghdad and later in Kirkuk. "The terrorist played the main role in the commitment of a number of criminal operations which caused the sacrifice of the pure blood of Iraqis during their reign," read a statement from (INIS), simply dated "November". He participated in the "bombardment of Taza area with chemical missiles and led a number of criminal attacks including the Hawija offensive which resulted in the abduction of five Peshmerga elements and attacks inside Kirkuk city’s Maktab Khaled and al-Basheer city," the statement added. The alleged ISIS official said in his confession he had changed his title from Jamal al-Mashhadani to Abu Hamza al-Kurdi when he began working as the Wali of Kirkuk. Abu Hamza also confessed to playing a key role in the offensive on Peshmerga forces in Kirkuk, ... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time... resulting in the capture of 18 Peshmerga in addition to three other already held by the group. "As a result of the attack, we captured 18 Peshmerga elements in addition to another previous three captives. An order came to parade them through Hawija to elevate morale [of the fighters]," he said. Born in 1973 in Baghdad, Abu Hamza graduated from the College of National Security in 1992, majoring in military security. He was arrested and detained by US troops in 2006, giving him the chance to meet Islamic bully boyz like Abu Zaid, paving the way for his entry into the ranks of ISIS. He move to Syria and then broke away from ISIS, fleeing to ...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor.... . Later he visited his son’s house in Baghdad, but was soon arrested by INIS. Peshmerga officials would not comment on the case when approached by Rudaw English. Kamal Kirkuki, head of Kirkuk’s western front against ISIS, said he was not in charge of the captured men, and therefore declined to comment. Wasta Rasul, the commander of the captives, was unavailable for comment. Jamal Eminki, commander in chief of the Peshmerga Ministry, said he was not aware of the arrest "due to lack of coordination" between Baghdad and Erbil. |
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