We categorically deny the widely circulated claims regarding the participation of the Egyptian terrorist Ahmed Al-Mansour in the battles of Aleppo. Reliable sources confirm that Al-Mansour has remained under house arrest since he survived an assassination attempt in July 2025.

Al-Mansour, a native of Alexandria Governorate, previously joined the “Hazemoun” Movement, founded by Salafi leader Hazem Salah Abu Ismail. Following the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule in Egypt, he fled the country and later joined Jaish al-Fatah, then Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in Syria, and most recently became affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Defense under the de facto authority.

On 25 January, Al-Mansour called for what he termed a “new revolution” in Egypt, launching the hashtag #YourTurnDictator, in an explicit attempt to export the so-called “Syrian model” to Cairo. These incitements led to his arrest for several weeks, before he was released through direct mediation by Egyptian terrorist Hani Al-Sebai, based in London and known for his close ties to Al-Qaeda.

On 14 July 2025, Al-Mansour was subjected to an assassination attempt when his vehicle was shot at by unidentified assailants inside Syria. He survived the attack, amid complete media blackout regarding his whereabouts and movements since that date.

يُعد هاني السباعي إرهابيًا مصريًا وأحد أخطر منظّري الفكر الجهادي وقياديًا بارزًا في تنظيم القاعدة. لجأ سياسيًا إلى المملكة المتحدة عام 1994 بعد إدانته غيابيًا في مصر بتهم تتعلق بالتخطيط لهجمات إرهابية.

برز اسمه مجددًا لدوره في إخراج الإرهابي أحمد منصور عبر وساطات مباشرة، مستفيدًا من شبكاته الجهادية العابرة للحدود. وفي سياق متصل، دعا السباعي علنًا إلى قتل المدنيين العلويين على الهوية في الساحل السوري، في تحريض صريح على العنف الطائفي.

يدير السباعي مركز المقريزي للدراسات التاريخية في لندن، الذي يُستخدم كمنصة فكرية لتبرير العنف والتكفير. كما تربطه صلات موثقة بحركة حسم الإخوانية، إضافة إلى علاقات مباشرة بفصائل إرهابية منضوية ضمن وزارة الدفاع التابعة لسلطة الأمر الواقع في ما يُسمّى “سوريا الجديدة”، وفق ما وثقته منصة صحيح مصر في تحقيق مرئي.

🔴 تمثّل شخصية هاني السباعي حلقة مركزية في شبكة التحريض والتنسيق بين الجماعات الجهادية والإخوانية، ودورًا محوريًا في إعادة تدوير الإرهابيين وتسهيل تحركاتهم إقليميًا.

Hani Al-Sebai is an Egyptian terrorist and one of the most dangerous ideologues of jihadist thought, as well as a senior figure within Al-Qaeda. He sought political asylum in the United Kingdom in 1994 after being convicted in absentia in Egypt on charges related to planning terrorist attacks.

Al-Sebai has recently resurfaced due to his direct role in securing the release of terrorist Ahmed Mansour through mediation efforts, leveraging his transnational jihadist networks. In a related context, Al-Sebai publicly called for the killing of Alawite civilians based on identity in Syria’s coastal region, constituting an explicit incitement to sectarian violence.

He runs the Al-Maqrizi Center for Historical Studies in London, which has been used as an ideological platform to justify violence and promote takfiri narratives. Al-Sebai also maintains documented links to the Muslim Brotherhood–affiliated Hasm Movement, as well as direct connections to terrorist factions operating under the Ministry of Defense of the de facto authority in the so-called “New Syria,” as documented by Saheeh Masr in a verified video investigation.

🔴 Hani Al-Sebai represents a central node in the network of incitement and coordination between jihadist and Brotherhood-linked groups, playing a pivotal role in recycling terrorists and facilitating their regional mobility.

In 2025, the Hasm Movement, the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, resurfaced after years of absence from the Egyptian scene through the release of a new propaganda video.

A geographic analysis and weapons tracking conducted by Saheeh Masr revealed that the promotional footage was not filmed in a single location, but rather relied on scenes recorded in both Syria and Egypt, indicating operational links with armed elements and factions active inside Syrian territory.

These findings point to direct intersections between the Hasm Movement and factions incorporated into the so-called “new Syrian army,” in terms of areas of activity and types of weaponry, reflecting the use of Syria as a space for regrouping and redeployment by transnational terrorist organizations.

Terrorist Hani Al-Sebai is among the figures linked to the movement and maintains a direct relationship with terrorist Ahmed Mansour, highlighting the intertwining of Brotherhood and jihadist networks with armed factions operating under the umbrella of the de facto authority in Syria.

Ahmed Mansour is not the only Egyptian among the ranks of the de facto authority’s forces under Al-Jolani. A significant number of these individuals are listed on Egypt’s terrorism watchlists and are internationally wanted.

The presence of multiple Egyptian terrorists within these formations has been previously documented, including, but not limited to:

• Real Name: Sajid Sayed Faiq Shill
• Background: After 2013, he joined the Turkish-backed Nour al-Din al-Zenki Organization, which later came under the command of the De Facto Authority and integrated into its Ministry of Defense forces.
• Legal Status: Wanted in Egypt for multiple terrorism-related cases, including one in which his father is also on trial.

Family Background:
• His father, Sayed Faiq Shibl (Abu Yumna), participated in jihad in Bosnia in 1992, joined Al-Qaeda, and was a close associate of the notorious terrorist leader Rifai Surur. This highlights a deeply rooted family pattern in extremist ideology.
• Rifai Surur is the father of the infamous terrorist Omar Rifai Surur, illustrating a generational continuity of extremist indoctrination. Abu Al-Baraa grew up immersed in takfiri thought and the radical teachings of Sayyid Qutb.

Call for Justice:
For the children who were killed innocently, for the women and elders who suffered unjustly, for justice and accountability… we call on all relevant authorities: Abu Al-Baraa must be prosecuted in Egypt, by any means necessary.