Report:
Wiretaps Show Turkish Intel Supported ISIS
by John Rossomando • Feb 11, 2019
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Turkish prosecution documents show that the regime of President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan was up to its eyeballs supporting ISIS, a new report by the
Stockholm-based Investigative Journal has found.
Wiretaps show that Turkey's intelligence agency, known by its
Turkish acronym MIT, actively conspired to bus ISIS and al-Qaida jihadists
across Turkish territory to Syria. It wasn't simply a case of the MIT
looking the other way. The jihadis were bused to Syria on buses owned by
the MIT, former Today's Zaman editor Abdullah Bozkurt, who wrote the
report, told the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT). At least 15,000 ISIS fighters entered Syria this way, he wrote.
Turkish authorities knew but did nothing to stop it.
Ankara ordered police not to intercept ISIS jihadists crossing Turkish
territory, former Turkish National Police counterterrorism official Ahmet
Yayla told the IPT. Yayla oversaw a sector in southern Turkey near the
Syrian border until 2015.
Georgetown University adjunct professor Anne Speckhard has interviewed 118 ISIS prisoners and
defectors during the past three years. Some told her that Turkish
intelligence knew of their activities and did not try to stop them.
One ISIS jihadist claimed that Turkey provided ISIS with drones and
munitions to be used against the Kurds. He also claimed that Turkish
hospitals treated ISIS fighters during the 2014-15 battle
for Kobane. Wiretaps show that the company responsible for helping ISIS
fighters receive treatment were linked to the Turkish government, Bozkurt
said.
Evidence also suggests that Turkey's ruling party used ISIS for cynical
political reasons.
The European Union's official intelligence body, EU INTCEN, reportedly suggested that an October 2015 ISIS suicide bombing that killed 109 people at a peace rally
in Ankara was ordered by Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party
(AKP). Victims were protesting against violence between the Turkish
government and Kurdish rebels belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party
(PKK).
Dozens of intelligence reports had warned of a possible ISIS attack in
Turkey, including one by the Turkish National Police Anti-Terror
Department. It said a special ISIS team was being trained in Syria and that
there were plans to target a large meeting in Turkey for a suicide attack.
This report was not transmitted to authorities who could have stopped the
attack, Bozkurt reported. Instead, security around the protest area was
drastically reduced.
The bloodshed strengthened Erdogan's hand politically, Bozkurt said,
pointing to the AKP's securing a parliamentary majority in elections the
next month. Two other ISIS bombings took place around that time, and in
each case, "All operatives were known to security" but were not
intercepted.
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Hamas
Threatens Escalation of "Spontaneous" Violent Israel-Gaza Border
Protests
by IPT News • Feb 11, 2019 at
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Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations recently threatened
to ramp up violent protests on the Israel-Gaza border to force more Israeli
concessions, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information
Center reports.
A Hamas source, cited in the al-Akhbar daily on Feb. 1,
threatened to re-start the terrorist group's arson terrorism campaign,
including incendiary kites and balloons. Other threats included dispatching
"night harassment groups" and initiating new terror tactics.
Another senior Hamas official Musheir al-Masri said the "return
marches" were increasing in severity and that "non-violent"
means, including arson terrorist campaigns, would be reignited if Israel
failed to comply with Hamas demands. A member of Hamas' Supreme National
Authority threatened that demonstrators could launch new terrorist
initiatives, while a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) official cited
Palestinian "inventions" for confronting Israel. Similar threats
were issued by Maher Muzhir, a senior member of the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
The Meir Amit assessment suggests that Hamas "continues to preserve
restraint" on the Israel-Gaza border amid ongoing discussions with
Egyptian and United Nations representatives.
Hamas officials also threatened to attack Israelis in direct operations
on the border, including infiltrations into Israel.
Palestinian terrorist groups have relied on these methods to attack Israelis and
cause significant economic damage. Sporadic incendiary kites and balloons continue to land on
Israeli territory. During the past year, these devices sparked destructive
fires that burned thousands of acres of crops and natural forest area.
Containing the fires is a major strain on Israel's resources and
significantly disrupts civilians' lives.
The border violence and most recent threats are meant to coerce Israel
into adhering to Hamas' demands, including open border crossings and
financial transfers.
The vast majority of Palestinians killed in response to weekly violent
protests on the Israel-Gaza border are affiliated with Hamas and other terrorist groups.
Since the end of March, when the "return marches" started, 187
Palestinians were killed – including 150 (80 percent) members or affiliates
of terrorist organizations. About half of those killed are either
associated with Hamas or are full-blown members. Hamas military wing
operatives represent almost a quarter of the total fatalities.
These findings are consistent with prior Meir Amit assessments and statements from top Hamas leaders.
The latest threats prove that Palestinian terrorist organizations, led
by Hamas, are the driving forces behind organized violent attacks against
Israel – hiding under the guise of peaceful and popular protests.
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