southernnana
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Alp, it is a welcome sight to have you joining us again!!
I want you to know that even though I rarely post, I am an active follower of this case and value the knowledge, background, observations, and efforts you share with us. Hope to see you on a regular basis now that the case is moving on.
Alp, it is a welcome sight to have you joining us again!!
I want you to know that even though I rarely post, I am an active follower of this case and value the knowledge, background, observations, and efforts you share with us. Hope to see you on a regular basis now that the case is moving on.
I will try to answer questions and provide insights to the best of my ability. But before that, I'd like to point out something that caught my attention.
Official release based news reports indicate that Ziya was apprehended in a house in Reyhanli township of Hatay province.
However, in a video that was posted here before, Ziya himself states that he crossed into Syria, was caught there and now he will be turned over to Turkey.
Most likely, that video was shot right after his capture in Syria.
If you notice, in the same video, he is wearing US M81 Woodland camouflage pants and a green military issue shirt under a blue civilian polar jacket.
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US Woodland camo pattern is or was being used by several US allies in the region, including Turkey. I know for a fact that US Woodland camo is obsolete in Turkish military as the switch to a new indigenous digital camo pattern has been made.
So, surplus equipment like that was being passed over to the rebels in Syria to aid them in their fight against Assad regime. I assume the same deed is being done by other US allies neighboring Syria.
As a result, I believe Ziya was actually captured in Syria by rebels or US or US allies (including Turkey) military/intelligence assets and turned over to Turkish LE authorities.
Official release stating that he was captured in a house in Reyhanli, Hatay is most likely an attempt to avoid officially acknowledging military/intelligence assets in Syria. After all, in that video Ziya himself is saying he was captured in Syria.