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Israeli Arab indicted for allegedly having joined al-Qaida affiliate in Syria
2015-01-30
[JPOST] An Israeli citizen was arrested earlier this month after returning from Syria where he joined al-Qaeda affiliated rebel fighters, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced Thursday.

Amin Ahmed Salah Snobar, 24, from Kfar Yasif in the North was tossed in the calaboose
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
by Shin Bet and Israel Police on January 2 after returning from Syria, where he had been since July 2014.

Snobar admitted to his interrogators that he traveled to Syria via Turkey with the intention of joining rebel factions fighting against the regime of Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Oppressor of the Syrians and the Lebs...
, the Shin Bet stated.

He trained with rebel groups Ansar al-Sham and Jabhat al-Nusra
...the current nom de guerre of al-Qaeda in the Levant, which isn't to be confused with al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Levant...
, al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate. He received training in weapons, preparing explosives and carrying out missions for the groups.

Snobar was indicted Thursday in Haifa District Court on charges of joining an illegal organization, conspiracy to commit a crime, illegally leaving the country and obstruction of justice.
Posted by:Fred

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