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| 2025-07-04 |
… formed from members of the notorious "Hamza Division," led by Saif Abu Bakr. Who is Saif al-Din Bolad, nicknamed "Abu Bakr"? A Syrian Turkmen, he fled to Turkey in 2015 and participated in founding armed opposition factions. He gained notoriety after joining the Turkish "Operation Euphrates Shield." Reports indicate he worked as an agent for Turkish intelligence within the "ISIS" organization. He has strong ties with the leader of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahçeli, and has appeared with him in shared photos. Turkey continues to build its proxies inside Syria, recycling militias under new names to serve its interests in the north of the country. Related: Hamza Division: 2025-05-29 EU sanctions Syrian militia groups over deadly violence against Alawites Hamza Division: 2024-12-12 Syria after the collapse. What next? Hamza Division: 2024-06-11 Infighting erupts between Turkey-backed militants in Afrin Related: Saif Abu Bakr 08/20/2023 IDPs, SNA faction clash in Syria’s Afrin, SNA shoots 2 in Raqqa Saif Abu Bakr 08/18/2023 HTS imposes house arrest on prominent leader in Syria’s Idlib Saif Abu Bakr 08/18/2023 US designates SNA leaders for committing atrocities in Syria’s Afrin |
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