Hassan Farhat

Hassan Farhat , also known as Abdul Jabbar, Abu Ossama, After returning to Iraq in 2001, he was accused of being a "top Ansar commander" by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Other sources have accused him of belonging to Egyptian Islamic Jihad. but faced constant difficulty trying to obtain full citizenship, since Canadian Security Intelligence Service was wary of his connections to Egyptian Islamic Jihad. ) at the Medina Mosque in Toronto, and helped him find a local apartment and learn English. and later moved to Winnipeg, Montreal and then back to Toronto.

It was at Farhat's apartment in Montreal, following the birth of his child, that Jaballah and Mustafa Krer had their only Montreal meeting. Jaballah also visited him in Winnipeg, and phoned him 41 times, once telling him that Kassem Daher would appreciate any religious audiocassettes that Farhat and Jaballah could send him. or alternatively that he led the Yahia Ayash Battalion of the same strength.

On March 7, 2005, he and Saeed Rasoul were named by CSIS Director Jim Judd in remarks to the Senate of Canada, that Farhat "is believed to be a key commander and ideologue with" Ansar al-Islam and that Saeed was "believed to be a member".