My investigation into the BBC "Captagon" narrative back in 2023:
The BBC interviewed an officer in the Border Security Department (BSD) of HTS - Muath Al-Ahmad. There is not much information on this individual as he was recently appointed according to sources in Syria.
However, I was informed that the BSD is directly under the control of a character known as Badran or Abu Ahmed Hudud. Hudud means borders in Arabic and is related to the mission he received when he was with ISIS in Hasakah, north-east Syria. ISIS had previously sent him from Iraq to Hasakah.
He later pledged allegiance to Al Joulani and joined Al Qaeda. Currently he reports directly to Joulani and is responsible for a number of tasks within HTS.
2024 - now appointed head of Intelligence in "New Syria"
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