# Islamic Resistance Front in Syria blames Turkish intelligence for Miraj Ural’s arrest and disappearance

*Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-10-15T22:06:47.824Z (1h ago)
**Category**: intelligence | **Region**: Middle East
**Importance**: 7/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria says Turkish intelligence led a coordinated security operation to arrest and abduct Professor Ali Kayali, also known as Miraj Ural, calling the move an extremely dangerous security development and tying it to wider campaigns against resistance figures in Syria and Lebanon.

A Syrian armed group says a covert Turkish operation has removed one of its most prominent allies from the field.

In a statement, the Islamic Resistance Front in Syria claims Turkish intelligence services carried out a coordinated security operation that resulted in the arrest and abduction of Professor Ali Kayali, also known as Miraj Ural. The group says Ural subsequently disappeared and describes the episode as an "extremely dangerous security development".

According to the statement, Turkish agencies exploited what the group calls a compromised security environment, working with local agents to seize Ural. The Islamic Resistance Front portrays the operation as a deliberate attempt to target a key resistance figure rather than a straightforward law-enforcement action.

The group argues that the arrest is part of the "Turkish occupation’s" broader effort to settle what it describes as complex historical scores with national resistance symbols. It cites extensive research and documentation of Ural’s role in the popular resistance for the liberation of the Sanjak of Alexandretta as evidence of his importance.

In another part of its messaging, the Islamic Resistance Front accuses Turkish and allied media networks of running smear campaigns to justify the security move. It says the official account of Ural’s arrest, which links him to crimes against Syrians, serves as cover for the operation.

The statement also widens the scope of its warnings to Lebanon. The group condemns what it calls infiltration and disinformation campaigns there, and it says the Lebanese arena risks becoming a permissive environment for hostile security and media activity. In particular, it accuses the Syrian regime’s embassy in Beirut of overstepping its role and facilitating such operations.

Turkish authorities have not confirmed the details of the operation in the available material, and the claims come from a partisan source with its own stake in the conflict. Even so, the language used by the Islamic Resistance Front signals that Ural’s reported detention is seen by his allies as a direct attack on their networks.

The incident underscores how the Syrian war continues to be fought through intelligence operations, arrests and information campaigns as well as open combat. How other actors around Syria and in Lebanon respond to Ural’s reported disappearance will indicate whether this becomes a contained episode or part of a broader cycle of retaliation and counter-moves.