Abdullah BozkurtClassified intelligence documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have revealed how the jihadist Ben Ali group led by Abdaladim Ali Mossa Ben Ali, a Libyan citizen with close ties to al‐Qaeda, took part in the transfer of foreign fighters and weapons from Libya to Syria through Turkey. A Turkish police intelligence report, drafted for internal circulation, also exposed close links between the members of Libyan jihadist Ben Ali group and then-Prime Minister and now President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Members of the Ben Ali group moved between Turkey and Syria to provide logistical support, purchase arms and transport wounded fighters for al‐Qaeda‐affiliated terrorist organizations in Syria. Turkish intelligence agency MIT’s document dated August 6, 2012:Russia delivered an intelligence report concerning Turkey’s activities in support of jihadists to the UN on February 10, 2016. Belhadj sent Libyan fighters to train troops, transferring money and weapons to the opposition groups against Bashar al-Assad.

Source: Libya Today January 19, 2020 23:48 UTC