October
2015
Hadi
al-Ameri is a loyal element of the Quds Force in Iraq, following all orders and
pursuing their policies to the end.
Al-Ameri
was a candidate from Diyala Province and a member of the Badr militant group in
the State of Law slate in the 2014 parliamentary elections. He was able to
enter 20,049 votes into the ballot boxes and be elected as an MP from Diyala
Province. His elections as an MP from Diyala came with massive fraud and Iran
went the distance through its elements to have him elected as an MP.
In
the 2010 elections al-Ameri was a member of the State of Law coalition from
Diyala Province. After massive fraud, vote rigging, threats and terrorizing he
was able to enter the Iraqi Parliament as a representative of Diyala with
21,548 votes. In the second term of former Iraqi prime minister Nouri
al-Maliki, he was appointed as the Minister of Transportation.
Biography
Hadi Farhan Abdullah al-Ameri, aka Abu Hassan Ameri, is known
in Iran as Hadi Ameri. He was born in 1954 in Diyala Province. His wife is
Iranian and his children live in Iran. He has a home in Tehran’s Miftah
district where commanders of the Quds Force and Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)
Fort Ramadan reside. Prior to the fall of the former Iraqi government, he used
to live in Iran and returned to Iraq in 2003.
Years
living in Iran and membership in IRGC Quds Force
Back in 1982 Al-Ameri was a senior member of the Supreme
Islamic Council of Iraq back in Tehran. During the course of the Iran-Iraq War
he was a commander of an IRGC infantry battalion. For some time he was a senior
official of the Intelligence Department and then in charge of the 9th
Badr Division operations. In 1991 Hakim transferred the command of operations
inside Iraq to al-Ameri, while keeping his post as the 9th Badr operations
officer. In 1997 he was appointed as head of the 9th Badr staff.
After Abu Ali Basari was set aside from his post as the 9th Badr
commander, his deputy, Abu Mahdi Mohandess, was appointed as the commander of
the 9th Badr forces. In 2002 al-Ameri was appointed as the 9th
Badr commander. He had undergone his military command and staff training at the
IRGC “Imam Hossein University”.
He
is in close contact with senior IRGC Quds Force commanders such as Qassem
Suleimani, Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi and Brigadier General Ahmad
Foruzandah (commander of Fort Ramadan) and others. He receives his orders
directly from Quds Force.
At
his time working in the IRGC his bank account number was 3014, and his paycheck
code was 3829597, receiving 2,601,783 rials at that time. This was equivalent
to the paycheck of a brigadier general.
During
the Iran-Iraq War al-Ameri was a member of the IRGC fighting in various
warfronts alongside IRGC troops against Iraqi forces.
Relations
with Iranian regime, operations against coalition forces and Iranian dissidents
in Iraq
Following
the fall of the former Iraqi state, al-Ameri remained under the orders of the
Quds Force and continuously travels to Iran to present reports, be briefed and
receive new orders. He plays a very important role in the IRGC and Quds Force
gaining increasing control over security, military and administrative
apparatuses in Iraq.
When
coalition forces were present in Iraq al-Ameri had time again covertly
travelled to Iran and presented reports of their work in person to Qassem
Suleimani.
On
April 20th, 2003 he went from Kut to Kermanshah, and in Iran he had
sessions with Quds Force commanders.
On
April 30th of that year in Kermanshah he met with Abuzar Khalesi –
who had arrived in Kermanshah the day before from Baquba, capital of Diyala
Province in Iraq. He received his new orders from Brig. Gen. Jafari.
On
April 28th, 2004 he attended a session in Ahvaz along with Fort Fajr
commanders and held meetings with Quds Force commanders in the Iran-Iraq border
regions.
Al-Ameri
very specifically explained his allegiance to the Iranian regime in an
interview. Azzaman International daily wrote on June 9th, 2007:
“Hadi al-Ameri, chief of the Badr Organization known to murder their political
opponents, recently travelled to Egypt and had a meeting with Omar Suleiman,
head of the Egypt Intelligence Organization, in which he admitted to his
mercenary nature and being despised. He told Arab governments, “You abandoned
us. You sold us out. We had no other choice but the Iranian regime.”
Al-Ameri
in the years of 2005 and 2006 launched an apparatus named “Jihaz Markazi” in
the Iraqi Interior Ministry. This entity was busy physically annihilating those
opposing the concept of Iran gaining further control and influence in Iran.
In
2006, under Quds Force orders he organized a terror network against US forces
by hiring retired Badr commanders. This network used precision guided bombs,
sniper rifles and various types of missiles against US forces.
Hadi al-Ameri Kissing Khamenei’s Hand
Terrified over developments in the region, especially the
fall of Qaddafi in Libya, the imminent overthrow of the Syrian dictator and the
entire region literally falling apart, Khamenei summoned his Iraqi agents for a
week to Mashhad (northwest Iran) under the pretext of the “International
General Assembly of the Ahl al-Beit”. These sessions were held on September 13th,
16th and 17th, 2011. Khamenei’s objective in holding
these sessions were to prevent the fall of the vulnerable front in Iraq. Furthermore,
if developments heat up in the region he would be able to impose his control
over Iraq.
Al-Ameri
took part in these sham session as an Islamic scholar. The repulsive scene of
al-Ameri kissing Khamenei’s hand clearly showed the nature this minister of
Maliki’s cabinet and his proxy measures for Khamenei. These scenes were aired
again and again by Iranian regime state-run TV.
Bypassing
sanctions imposed on Iran by taking advantage of Iraqi transport means
From
the time when Hadi al-Ameri was appointed as the Iraqi Minister of
Transportation, he had placed all the assets of this ministry at the disposal
of his own family, the Badr Organization and the Iranian regime’s Quds Force.
Hadi al-Ameri has appointed Badr personnel into various positions of this
ministry and Iraq’s airports. As a result, the transfer of all militia groups
and special units to receive training from Iran and then taken to Syria were
all provided through this ministry. Moreover, the Quds Force used Iraqi
airports to transfer weapons to Syria. Baghdad International Airport provided
an office for the Quds Force under the pretext of aerial services. Since Iran
cannot obtain certain banned products due to international sanctions, Hadi
al-Ameri used to import these items from other countries into Iraq and thus
have them smuggled into Iran. Al-Ameri also transferred much of Iraq’s
equipment and supplies to Iran and through these measures Tehran was able to
resolve much of its air transportation needs. Al-Ameri had become the main
provider of Iran’s airplane spare parts with Iraqi money, and he played the
main role in launching flights from Iran. All personnel in Iraqi airports were
elements related to the Badr Organization and proxies of Iran. Therefore, they
never faced any problems in transferring and smuggling goods.
Facilitating
oil smuggling in order to bypass sanctions was yet another service provided by
al-Ameri to Tehran. He played a major role by using the ministry’s tankers to
transfer oil and other oil-based products from Iran to Iran, and vice versa,
especially through Basra Province.
Ministry
of Transportation: Badr militia headquarters
After
being appointed as the Minister of Transportation, al-Ameri transferred a large
number of his militia members into the ministry. Badr militia personnel in the
Ministry of Transportation used the assets of this entity to murder and
massacre Sunnis in Baghdad and other provinces. Abducting the Sunnis and then
killing them were methods known to be used by al-Ameri’s elements in Baghdad
and Diyala Province to cement a climate of fear amongst the population, and to
gain the hegemony and upper hand in these areas. Al-Ameri used the ministry
assets in Baghdad International Airport to establish a military training center
for Badr recruits. This site is located near the “Golden Division” base in the
airport. The Badr military wing is stationed in a large warehouse and the
personnel inside were transferred by al-Ameri, all officially hired by the Badr
Organization. All individuals had official administrative order issued for
them. These personnel were divided into different fields of training and began
their activities in various areas along with Maliki’s spies, known as Awakening
groups.
Following
the fall of Mosul and Maliki’s army literally crumbling, Shiite group leaders,
including al-Ameri, launched a widespread campaign to recruit volunteers. Using
volunteers alongside Badr militias was in line with Quds Force orders demanding
to launch an entity named the Iraqi Revolutionary Guards. From March 2014,
following the series of defeats suffered by Maliki’s forces in their
confrontations with the armed tribes, the orders to form the Iraqi
Revolutionary Guards with a low unit number was placed high on the agenda for
the Quds Force. Salar Abnush, commander of the Revolutionary Guards in Ghazvin
Province of Iran, delivered a speech in April 2014 announcing the formation of
the Iraqi Revolutionary Guards.
“We
are currently witnessing the fact that Revolutionary Guards are being formed in
other countries, and they are playing a major role in these states, including
the Iraqi Revolutionary Guards, playing a major role in Iraq,” he said to
reports.
These
remarks by Abnush was a reference to the steps taken by al-Ameri in forming a
popular mobilization unit according to the example set in Iran’s IRGC Bassij.
Following
the crumbling of Maliki’s army and the formation of the Popular Mobilization
Force (PMF), al-Ameri in early July 2014 summoned former Badr commanders from
Iraq’s southern provinces to Baghdad. This was taking place under Quds Force
orders. All these commanders received promotions and were placed into various
command posts. After undergoing special training supervised by Quds Force
commanders in the main Badr headquarters in Baghdad’s Jaderiya Avenue they were
appointed as commanders of volunteer recruits from provinces including Karbala,
Najaf and Babel.
In
line with forming the Iraqi Revolutionary Guards, Qassem Suleimani – in
coordination with al-Ameri – ordered a large number of these militia forces to
be recruited from Diyala Province and sent to Karbala’s Ibrahimiya district for
special training at a Quds Force center.
In
addition to the Ibrahimiya site, Quds Force elements launched a new location
for the training of these individuals located in Karbala’s Tal Zeinabiya
district. This site is specifically associated for individuals lacking military
training and they had not even undergone basic rifle training.
Quds
Force using 9th Badr militias against Sunni province tribes
As
Maliki’s forces suffered back-to-back defeats in the al-Anbar and Mosul fronts,
a number of Quds Force commanders and experts stationed in Baghdad and began
evaluating the status quo of the battle fronts. Quds Force military experts in
their initial evaluations reached this conclusion that the urgent solution in
the current conditions was in using its associated militias, including Asaeb
al-Haq, Katayeb Hezbollah and Badr militants that had to be re-organized. Under
orders issued by Quds Force and by placing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as an
example, the 9th Badr forces were re-organized and dispatched to
various fronts in Diyala Province. In this structure he called upon all former
Badr commanders that were Quds Force proxies in Iran in the past, and
dispatched them as Badr battalions on combat missions. To this end, former 9th
Badr commander Abu Mahdi Mohandess – very close to Qassem Suleimani – was used
for these purposes and he is currently acting as Suleimani’s chief-of-staff in
Iraq.
The
Quds Force ordered Hadi al-Ameri to immediately hold a session for his
affiliated sheikhs and launch a special campaign for the Badr forces. Al-Ameri
held the session in the 9th Badr office in Baghdad’s Jaderiya
Avenue. He then dispatched these forces along with Asaeb and Katayeb militias to
various fronts in Diyala Province.
Al-Ameri
also called on his commanders to launch recruit campaigns in their areas. These
volunteer forces were first registered, and then received arms and equipment
from the government. These volunteers were then dispatched with senior Badr
elements to various training sites. The weapons Badr militias receiving in this
campaign included: rifles, BKC light machine guns, mortars, 107mm mini-Katiusha
rockets and 14.5mm single-barrel machine guns. Most of the 9th
Badr-affiliated militias were transferred to the orchards of Baghdad’s Addore
region to undergo their training.
Hadi
al-Ameri is Qassem Suleimani’s deputy and completely in charge of military
affairs in Diyala Province, and commander of the militia and PMF units in
Salahaddin and al-Anbar provinces appointed by Khamenei. All units, including
Asaeb al-Haq, Badr, Katayeb Hezbollah and other military forces were under his
command. Qassem Suleimani specifically stipulated for al-Ameri that Maliki and
his government have no responsibility in defending Diyala Province, and he and
only he is in charge of all matters in this province.
Older
units and new recruits associated to the Badr forces were all independent
infantry battalions, not merged into government military and security units. In
fact, they were all under the command of Hadi al-Ameri himself. Following
orders issued by Qassem Suleimani to those older Badr commanders that were
brought into duty once again under the certain conditions, they were all given
promotions, raises and special pensions. For example, those individuals who
were lieutenant colonels in the Iran-Iraq War were brought into action once
again as colonels.
According
to Khamenei’s proposals, the Quds Force intends to form a unit similar to the
IRGC alongside the army and military-security forces. They are waiting for the
organization and military structure of militia groups to be stabilized and have
the necessary political grounds set. Arrangements were made for Maliki’s
government to officially announce the formation Iraqi Revolutionary Guards.
Request
Made by Hadi al-Ameri for Sensitive Ministries 3 Months Before Government
Formation
Hadi
al-Ameri and the Badr Organization, who act in complete cooperation with Maliki
in Iraq, held a session in June 2014, just three months before the cabinet
formation, at the Badr HQ in Baghdad’s Jaderiya region. Al-Ameri said he has
reached an agreement with Maliki that in the next government led by Maliki the
Badr Organization will have two ministries and one of the deputy prime ministry
posts. These two ministries included Ministry of Interior and Ministry of
Transportation. According to al-Ameri this plan made arrangements for Ahmed
al-Khafaji, head of the Interior Ministry intelligence to be appointed as the
Interior Minister. The Quds Force and Khamenei had emphasized to Maliki they
wish to see the Ministry of Transportation remain under Badr control since this
ministry is currently host to the highest coordination and cooperation with
Tehran, both in transferring boots and equipment to Syria through Iraq,
bypassing sanctions and money-laundering, acting as a mediator to provide for
Iran’s war necessities, and even in providing spare parts of Iranian planes.
This ministry had placed all its assets in Iraqi airports at Iran’s disposal.
Of course, the Quds Force schemes ended in complete failure when Maliki was
sacked and Haider al-Abadi became the Prime Minister. As a result, Hadi
al-Ameri and the 9th Badr were not able to reach the Quds Force
demands.
Killings of ISIS-dubbed Sunnis in Diyala Province
by al-Ameri Militias
In
late July 2014, in an inhumane crime carried out by 9th Badr
elements led by al-Ameri, Maliki’s transportation minister at the time, a large
number of Sunni youths in the regions of al-Adhim, Khalis and Baquba in Diyala
were abducted and murdered. These mercenaries were saber-rattling and
attempting to cement a climate of fear amongst the population by leaving the
bodies of their victims hanging from light poles in the cities of Khalis and
Baquba. These Sunnis were killed under the pretext of being members of ISIS.
Militia units associated to Hadi al-Ameri executed 15 Sunni
youths and left the corpses hanging from light poles in a square, according to
local police in Diyala Province.
Their
objective was to prevent any Sunnis remaining in cities with mixed populations.
The victims were amongst those abducted less than a month before their
execution.
This
was a tactic used by Badr militias, to leave dead bodies hanging in squares to
terrify the Sunni community.
According
to international media reports and human rights organizations in recent weeks a
new wave of such abductions, murders and mandatory displacements have taken
place against the Sunnis in Iraq. To this day these measures have left behind a
large number of victims. These crimes were carried under the command of the
terrorist Quds Force.
Al-Ameri’s
Role in Murdering and Killing Sunni Tribes in Salahaddin
In
the Salahaddin Province liberation operations, planned by the Quds Force and
carried out under the direct command of Qassem Suleimani, Hadi al-Ameri and Abu
Mahdi al-Mohandess, and carried out by 9th Badr, Katayeb, Asayeb,
Najba and Khorasani militants in early March 2015 ended in complete failure and
a harsh defeat. They were not able to retake Tikrit from ISIS and suffered
heavy casualties. Finally, the US entered the scene and carried out heavy
airstrikes on ISIS, forcing them to retreat from Tikrit and allowing the
militias to enter the city and carry out massive crimes. They would arrest
anyone remaining in the city on charges of being ISIS members. They would also
evacuate and plunder all of the people’s homes, turning Tikrit into a
completely war-stricken city with all its infrastructures completely destroyed
by the militias.
Terror
Attacks Inside Iraq
Ameri
was active in an IRGC infantry battalion during the Iran-Iraq War. He was then
ordered by Khomeini to form the 9th Badr group and was placed in
charge of its operations. From 1991 and following the Persian Gulf War, the
Quds Force placed al-Ameri in charge of terror operations inside Iraq.
Hadi al-Ameri played the main role in carrying out
150 terrorist attacks in Iraq between 1992 and 2003, lea
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