Israel Matzav

Syria arrests son of Islamic Jihad founder

This is the first time I've actually seen some good news out of Syria in a long time. The Assad regime has arrested 20-year old Ibrahim Fathi Shaqaqi, the son of the founder of the Islamic Jihad terror organization.

According to the report, the 20-year-old Ibrahim Fathi Shaqaqi was taken into custody from his home in the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp. A relative told the newspaper that the security forces detained the youth without allowing the family to see him or giving them any information of his whereabouts. Senior Islamic Jihad officials were prohibited from visiting him as well.

Fathi Shaqaqi, the father, was assassinated in Malta in 1995.

The relative said that Ibrahim is not the only Islamic Jihad operative to be imprisoned in Syria. Despite the close ties between the Damascus and the militant group, the Syrian authorities refused the Jihad's request to release its militants when the uprising against President Bashar Assad began.

Ibrahim's family claimed that Assad's regime forces are intentionally refusing to reveal the location where he and the other operatives are held.

A curse on both their houses!

Labels: Islamic Jihad, Syrian uprising

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:16 AM