In 2016, Alex crossed from Turkey into Rojava, Syria. He wasn't a journalist or a humanitarian. He was a one-man death squad. Using his American training, he began training the Kurdish Yekîneyên Antî Teror (YAT)—the Counter-Terrorism Unit.
To the American intelligence community, he is a ghost—a former operator who went off the books and never came back. To the Kurdish YPG (People's Protection Units), he was simply Heval (Comrade) Alex, the sniper who never missed. But to ISIS, he was the “Red Devil,” a whisper of death that stalked the rubble of Raqqa. american assassin kurdish
And to the intelligence community, he serves as a warning: When you train a man to be a weapon, do not be surprised if he chooses his own target. In 2016, Alex crossed from Turkey into Rojava, Syria
“He killed the beheaders,” recalls a Peshmerga officer. “One bullet. Always in the eye. He said it was a message: We see you. ” Using his American training, he began training the