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11. Ahrar al-Sham and other Syrian opposition factions were fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham at this time, driving them out of Aleppo. But Zammar apparently didn’t join Ahrar.
12. On 20 Feb 2014, ISIS media wing al-Furqan released a new video from Halab province, which shows "the sons of the Islamic state as guests of the tribes."pic.twitter.com/z3rgN790cf
13. Some dozen ISIS members and Halab tribal leaders gathered to listen to a speech of (presumably) Abu Ali al-Anbari, the ISIS governor for Syria who was killed by US SOF in 2016.pic.twitter.com/ZEW5Ti1akC
14. In the audience below the ISIS flag sat Mohammed Haydar Zammar, listening to the calls for fight against the Syrian opposition.pic.twitter.com/uEN35KdTQl
15. It’s unclear if Zammar was already a member of ISIS then or if he joined during/after the gathering. The muzzle of an AK-style assault rifle is visible next to him.pic.twitter.com/AhBXXoK73q
16. A few months later it was clear that Zammar had joined ISIS. Not only did he defend ISIS, he also lamented about the "treachery" of Ahrar al-Sham‘s leader Hassan Abboud, the same group which freed him from Assad‘s prison.
17. Interestingly, Zammar used "al-Almani" in his kunya while he was with ISIS. When he was still in Germany, he tried to get rid off his Syrian citizenship, but Syria didn’t allow it.pic.twitter.com/G1VmA0d1Vm
18. It’s unclear what role he really had within ISIS. With his veteran status, his Syrian background and his personal contacts to OBL and the Hamburg cell he could have been within the most senior ISIS leadership ranks - or maybe he preferred to stay in the background.
19. As he is now in YPG detention, his fate is also unclear. German federal prosecutor has suspended his 2001 charge of support for a terror group after ten years. There will likely be new charges if he is extradited to Germany.
20. New German government announced they will revoke citizenship of German Jihadis who have other citizenships. As Zammar is also a Syrian citizen, he might lose his German citizenship - a controversial move, which in his case will probably be preferred by many in Berlin.
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