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Avraham Golan, also spelled Abraham Golan (Hebrew: אברהם גולן), is an Israeli security contractor and was the CEO of Spear Operations Group and Global Strategic Group.
Biography
[edit]According to Buzzfeed, Golan was born in Hungary to Jewish parents. He was educated in France and joined the French Foreign Legion. Buzzfeed reported in 2018 that Golan lived outside of Pittsburgh and had previously lived in Israel. He was a friend of Arkan. BuzzFeed was unable to verify parts of Golan's biography, including his military service, but Isaac Gilmore, former Navy Seal and others said it was clear that he had soldiering experience.[1] Golan is married.[2]
Golan, who sports a full beard and smokes Marlboro Red cigarettes, radiates enthusiasm. A good salesman is how one former CIA official described him. Golan himself, who is well-read and often cites philosophers and novelists, quotes André Malraux: "Man is not what he thinks he is but what he hides."[1]
Daniel Corbett, a former Navy Seal who was employed by Golan, refers to Golan as "Malachi" in his interview with The Team House. Corbett described Golan as a possible veteran of the French Foreign Legion and implied that Golan had done work for the Israeli government.[3]
Dale Comstock, a former Delta Force operative who was employed by Golan, refers to Golan as "AG" in his interview with The Team House. Comstock said he did operations for Golan in South Africa, Mexico, and Yemen. Comstock claimed Golan "lived next to Bill Gates". Comstock said he received up to $100,000 from Golan, unrelated to any operation.[4]
Global Strategic Group
[edit]In 2008, Golan was reported to be providing security to energy clients in Africa. One of his contracts was to protect ships drilling in Nigeria's offshore oil fields from sabotage and terrorism. In September of 2008, Africa Energy Intelligence reported that Danny Yatom and Golan had formed Global Strategic Group which would focus on providing security and training for corporations, individuals, and governments, with a focus on the African energy market. The new business, Global Strategic Group, listed a Ramat Gan office tower address where Arcadi Gaydamak also maintained his offices.[2]
Spear Operations Group
[edit]"There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen, I was running it. We did it. It was sanctioned by the UAE," Golan, founder of Spear told BuzzFeed News in 2018. "Maybe I'm a monster. Maybe I should be in jail. Maybe I'm a bad guy. But I'm right."[1]
Golan was approached in 2015 to carry out targeted assassinations for the UAE government as part of the Yemen civil war, a clear violation of the 1996 war crimes act. Mohammed Dahlan was influential in the hiring of Spear Operations Group. Only 12 operatives were employed by Golan for this mission, all 12 being veterans of the French Foreign Legion or American Special Operations.[5] Golan claimed he modeled the unit after Israeli assassination tactics.[6]
Later that year, the UAE gave Spear Operations Group $1.5 million a month to liquidate opposition members in Yemen. Once Golan recruited his team, he travelled to the UAE where they were transported on UAE military aircraft to Yemen. The UAE gave them a list of 23 names with photos attached of individuals to kill.[5] Golan was given the rank of Colonel within the UAE military for the operation.[4]
Ansaf Ali Mayo of the Muslim Brotherhood was one of the men on the list. Mayo survived the operation led by Golan, which led to an international scandal.[7]
Spear Operations Group was dissolved in October of 2018.[7]
Serbia Controversy
[edit]Daniel Corbett, a former Navy Seal was held in prison in Serbia for eight months while under investigation for possession of an illegal handgun. Abraham Golan traveled to Serbia with Daniel Corbett in early 2018, according to Serbian news reports. Golan declined to discuss the purpose of their visit to Serbia or Corbett's legal case there. In July of 2018, Corbett's lawyer was gunned down in Belgrade in a gangland-style hit that remains unsolved. It is not known if the lawyer's killing is related to Corbett's case.[8]
Corbett claims he was there to do reconnaissance on a "religious figure".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Roston, Aram (2018-10-16). "A Middle East Monarchy Hired American Ex-Soldiers To Kill Its Political Enemies. This Could Be The Future Of War". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b Rozen, Laura. "From Kurdistan to K Street". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b c From SEAL Team 6 to Mercenary | Daniel Corbett | Ep. 284. Retrieved 2024-10-25 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ a b c The Team House (2022-11-03). The Murky World of Mercenaries w/ Dale Comstock. Retrieved 2024-10-25 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c "Fortune Favors the Desert Sons: UAE Mercenaries in Yemen and Libya". Grey Dynamics. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b Issa, Mona (29 March 2022). "Mercenaries in Yemen". Al Mayadeen.
- ^ a b c "Spear Operations Group Accused of Training Yemeni Forces to Conduct Assassinations | corpwatch". www.corpwatch.org. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b Roston, Aram (2018-10-16). "US Navy SEAL Jailed In Serbia". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2024-10-25.