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2024-12-11 20:40:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0969C18279025CB62BF8A8A72D9696018C640063AEB11B90BBE20CBAF81ABD2E
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The photos depict two different men, mistakenly identifying Mohamed al-Bashir, the Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG), as Rachid Kassim. Rachid Kassim was a French jihadist fighter who passed away in 2017. Rachid Kassim https://www.dw.com/en/pentagon-says-it-targeted-french-jihadist-kassim-in-mosul-airstrikes/a-37507158 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/02/10/rachid-kassim-isis-recruiter-and-failed-rapper-targeted-in-u-s-airstrike Al-Bashir https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-mohammed-al-bashir-the-former-engineer-who-is-now-syrias-prime-minister-13271346
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