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Ilyas advised CNA that he was assigned to go to Tartus in a Majmuah Musyat or in a small infantry group.
“I used to be the deputy commander of the Majmuah. It was a small group, consisting of eight individuals, “stated Ilyas.
After the collapse of the regime, Assad’s troopers have been disarmed and requested to report repeatedly. However, Iyas stated, there are some former troopers who battle right here and there, particularly within the areas on the border with Lebanon, together with Tartus.
“The infrastructure on this place (Tartus) was full, however the troopers took all the things, as transmitters and copper,” he stated, with a barely disconnected merchandise because of the low phone sign.
The native of Sulawesi stated he went to Syria in 2013 and joined the rebellious group of Jabhat al-Nusra, a terrorist group affiliated to the Qaeda and the precursor of Hts at the moment.
Since then, he has typically taken weapons and has been concerned in numerous battles, preventing alongside HTS. He admitted that he was nearly lifeless a number of occasions in shut fight.
Twelve years later, Ilyas has now settled in Idlib, married a Syrian girl and has three youngsters.
“We have harmoniously lived right here, we’re thought of a part of the household,” he stated.
Ali Husni, a provider of Indonesian volunteer support who was additionally labeled by a overseas fighter, defined that many Indonesians in HT are on responsibility as Ilyas.
Usually, they’re lined up in small cities to search for weapons and anti -human mines which are nonetheless left by Assad’s military.
“They are assigned to numerous duties, some are commanders of the group, mortar launchers and snipers,” stated Ali, 45, who was additionally in Tartus to distribute the bread to the locals.
“As far as I do know, there are lower than 100 Indonesians within the metropolis of Idlib the place I stay,” he stated, including that from there they could possibly be deployed wherever within the nation.
