LIST OF HAMAS MEMBERS ACTIVE IN SYRIA

C O N F I D E N T I A L DAMASCUS 004911 LONDON FOR TUELLER, PARIS FOR LEAF E.O.: 12958: DECL: 09/23/06 TAGS: PREL PTER SY IS SUBJECT: LIST OF HAMAS MEMBERS ACTIVE IN SYRIA ¶1. THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST IN PARA 5. ¶2. (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA MARJORIE RANSOM, REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). ¶3. (C) IN A RECENT DISCUSSION ON TERRORIST GROUPS PRESENT IN SYRIA, A MIDLEVEL OFFICIAL OF THE SOCIALIST UNITY PARTY (STRICTLY PROTECT) GAVE US A LIST IN ARABIC OF MEMBERS OF HAMAS ACTIVE IN SYRIA. HE GAVE US NO OTHER INFORMATION ON THESE PERSONS' ACTIVITIES OR POSITIONS IN HAMAS OR WHETHER THEY ARE STILL PRESENT IN SYRIA. COMMENTS BY THE SAME CONTACT ON IRANIAN ARMS TRANSFERS TO HIZBALLAH AND THE WHEREABOUTS OF PKK LEADER ABDULLAH OCALAN ARE REPORTED SEPTEL. ¶4. THE FOLLOWING IS AN INFORMAL EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF THE SIXTEEN NAMES ON THE LIST: ABDEL AL-RAHMAN MUTLAQ 'ABD AL-MAHDI MAHMOUD SALEH JABER 'ARIF KHALIL ABU 'EID RASIL MUHAMMAD GHARAIBA RAJAH AL-KURDI MUHAMMAD ABU FARIS HAMAM 'ABD AL-RAHIM S'AID MUHAMMAD 'AMRO MUHAMMAD 'EID AL-SAHIB YASIN DARAWKA AL-'ABD KHALIL ABU 'EID MUHAMMAD AL-MAJALI MUHAMMAD NABIL TAHER DIYAB 'AQL SULTAN 'AQILIYA (OR 'AQAILEH) SALAH 'ABD AL-FATAH AL-KHALDI (OR AL-KHALIDI) ¶5. WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THIS CONTACT FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST. ACTION REQUEST FOR WASHINGTON: PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER ANY OF THE NAMES ON THIS LIST ARE KNOWN MEMBERS OF HAMAS. END ACTION REQUEST. RANSOM