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A doctor close to #BassamHassan has also acknowledged treating #AustinTice.
Early in #Syria’s civil war, Hassan worked w/ #Iran to help establish a paramilitary force known as the National Defense Forces [#NDF], which received funding & training from Tehran. The NDF…was modeled after Iran’s #Basij, a plainclothes #militia under the umbrella of the Revolutionary Guards [#IRGC].
The BBC reported that Tice had been held by the NDF at one point.
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A doctor close to #BassamHassan has also acknowledged treating #AustinTice.
Early in #Syria’s civil war, Hassan worked w/ #Iran to help establish a paramilitary force known as the National Defense Forces [#NDF], which received funding & training from Tehran. The NDF…was modeled after Iran’s #Basij, a plainclothes #militia under the umbrella of the Revolutionary Guards [#IRGC].
The BBC reported that Tice had been held by the NDF at one point.
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Over a period of time since late April, #BassamHassan was interviewed by #FBI & #CIA. It is not clear how many times the investigators spoke to Hassan, or the extent of the info he provided about #AustinTice or other aspects of #Syria’s #ChemicalWeapons program or other activities under #Assad.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
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Over a period of time since late April, #BassamHassan was interviewed by #FBI & #CIA. It is not clear how many times the investigators spoke to Hassan, or the extent of the info he provided about #AustinTice or other aspects of #Syria’s #ChemicalWeapons program or other activities under #Assad.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
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On Dec 8, 2024, after a rebel coalition entered Damascus, #BassamHassan escaped to #Iran w/ the help of Iranian ofcls….
…Hassan willingly traveled from Iran to #Lebanon & interacted w/ #US & Lebanese ofcls without coercion.…Hassan was not being detained, acc/to former Lebanese & Syrian ofcls, who added that he appeared to be living freely in an upscale neighborhood of #Beirut, going out to dinner w/his wife & seeking medical care for an illness.
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#BassamHassan has long drawn the attention of the authorities abroad. In 2014, Hassan was sanctioned by the US over #weapons procurement. In 2023, French investigative judges issued an international warrant for Hassan, accusing him of helping organize the 2013 attacks involving #SarinGas through his role coordinating between #Assad & the production of #ChemicalWeapons at the Syrian Scientific Research Center.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
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…#BBCNews also reported that #BassamHassan had told #intelligence ofcls that #AustinTice had been executed.
As one of #Assad’s closest #security advisers, Hassan is accused of helping orchestrate attacks involving a lethal #NerveAgent in 2013 in the Ghouta suburbs outside Damascus. fmr ofcls under Assad & American ofcls have also described Hassan as a close partner of #Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in #Syria, w/direct insights into Iranian activities in the region.
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…#BBCNews also reported that #BassamHassan had told #intelligence ofcls that #AustinTice had been executed.
As one of #Assad’s closest #security advisers, Hassan is accused of helping orchestrate attacks involving a lethal #NerveAgent in 2013 in the Ghouta suburbs outside Damascus. fmr ofcls under Assad & American ofcls have also described Hassan as a close partner of #Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in #Syria, w/direct insights into Iranian activities in the region.
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A fmr snr American ofcl familiar w/ the #AustinTice case said there should be skepticism about what #BassamHassan told investigators because of a possible desire to cast blame on #Assad.
Assad fled to Moscow after the collapse of his government, leaving behind some of his most ardent supporters. Several Syrian & Lebanese ofcls w/ties to the former al-Assad government expressed similar concerns over Hassan’s testimony.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
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A fmr snr American ofcl familiar w/ the #AustinTice case said there should be skepticism about what #BassamHassan told investigators because of a possible desire to cast blame on #Assad.
Assad fled to Moscow after the collapse of his government, leaving behind some of his most ardent supporters. Several Syrian & Lebanese ofcls w/ties to the former al-Assad government expressed similar concerns over Hassan’s testimony.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
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…American #intelligence agencies have long believed that #BassamHassan played a critical role in #AustinTice’s imprisonment. His name was one of several the #Biden admin gave the rebel group that toppled the #Assad Syrian govt in the hopes it could obtain information about Tice. Hassan, American officials believe, could provide clues about not only Tice but also other matters of importance to the #UnitedStates & its allies.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
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…American #intelligence agencies have long believed that #BassamHassan played a critical role in #AustinTice’s imprisonment. His name was one of several the #Biden admin gave the rebel group that toppled the #Assad Syrian govt in the hopes it could obtain information about Tice. Hassan, American officials believe, could provide clues about not only Tice but also other matters of importance to the #UnitedStates & its allies.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
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In meetings w/ the #FBI & #CIA, the fmr commander, #BassamHassan, a top adviser to #Assad who was accused of facilitating the country’s #ChemicalWeapons attacks on #civilians, disclosed in recent weeks that Assad, the #authoritarian leader who was toppled in Dec, had ordered the killing of #AustinTice. The #journalist was kidnapped 13 years ago at a checkpoint in a suburb of Damascus.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
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In meetings w/ the #FBI & #CIA, the fmr commander, #BassamHassan, a top adviser to #Assad who was accused of facilitating the country’s #ChemicalWeapons attacks on #civilians, disclosed in recent weeks that Assad, the #authoritarian leader who was toppled in Dec, had ordered the killing of #AustinTice. The #journalist was kidnapped 13 years ago at a checkpoint in a suburb of Damascus.
#journalism #WarCorrespondence #Syria #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw