Spy Anas Ahmed reveals beginnings of his recruitment, training to work for enemy’s operations room: Report
Spy Anas Ahmed Saleh revealed the beginning of his attraction and recruitment by the enemy’s joint operations room, the steps of training he received from Saudi intelligence officers, and the hostile tasks and activities he executed.
In a presentation broadcast by the Ministry of Interior on Saturday, Spy Anas spoke about details of his confessions as part of the cell affiliated with the American CIA, the Israeli Mossad, and Saudi Intelligence, which was recently apprehended.
Recruitment and Enlistment
The recruitment of Spy Anas began in Sha’aban 1446 AH (February 2025) by his mercenary cousin, Badr Mohammed Salman, who linked him to one of the officers in the enemy’s joint operations room. He received training from Saudi intelligence officers on how to conduct surveillance, write intelligence reports, and submit them to the room.
Spy Anas also received training on camouflage and how to respond if questioned by anyone suspicious during his espionage work.
He explained that he was recruited to work for Saudi intelligence in Sha’aban 1446 AH (February 2025) through a call he received from his cousin, Badr, who told him there was work on the Saudi border, where Badr was already employed.
Anas stated, “Badr Salman informed me that the work was for a humanitarian relief company and that my matters would be fine. He said people would contact me, gave them my number, and asked me to download an application on my phone. Afterward, a Saudi officer named Abu Khalid called me. I asked him about the work, and he told me it was about reconnaissance of houses and locations in Sana’a.”
He added, “Then the Saudi officer Abu Khalid transferred me to another number belonging to Abu Saif, another Saudi officer, who called me and told me he wanted me to work with him describing the neighborhoods and places I was familiar with, including the living, financial, health, and social conditions of the people.”
Spy Anas pointed out that the initial goal of his recruitment was to explain the living conditions of people in Sana’a, including neighborhoods, electricity, and health situations. He mentioned that communication with Abu Saif was cut off for two or three days, after which the officer called him and asked him to describe locations to gauge his “security sense” in describing and photographing sites using an application for reconnaissance and house description.
He noted that Abu Saif asked him to download the application, stating that although it existed, he couldn’t use it, and the officer promised to train him on its usage.
Training
Spy Anas Ahmed Saleh noted that during the training phase, he continued to photograph houses and reconnoiter residential buildings, including training on a house in the neighborhood located on two streets and consisting of four floors. He indicated that he showed the Saudi officer the reconnaissance description, but it did not match what the officer desired.
He explained that the Saudi officer Abu Saif provided him with detailed instructions on how to reconnoiter and describe homes, including: the number of building floors, its color, the streets it overlooks (including entrances and exits), the presence of surveillance cameras and guards, and specifying whether the building was “commercial or residential.”
Anas said, “He asked me to try photographing another building a second time in Shumaila neighborhood, which had two cars in front of it. I photographed and described the building and sent it to him. He also asked me to photograph and describe the two cars, including their color, model, type, and license plates. I also trained on a third building in Dar Salam, which had cars in front of it, photographing and describing the building along with the cars.”
Spy Anas reported, “The Saudi officer Abu Saif told me that my work was good, sent me 1,500 Saudi Riyals, and said he would contact me if there was more work. When the month of Ramadan arrived, he sent me coordinates for a building, which I described to him. He then gave me 1,000 Saudi Riyals to buy a second phone with a different number to be used for espionage tasks, separate from my personal phone.”
He indicated that the operating Saudi officer trained him on camouflage methods for responding when questioned by any suspicious person, as well as how to move by car, change routes, and ensure he was not being followed during his espionage mission by driving one way and returning another. He noted that he would delete all conversations after completing every monitoring or reconnaissance operation for the enemy’s joint operations room.
Hostile Tasks and Activities
Spy Anas revealed the hostile activities he executed under the direction of Saudi officer Abu Saif as part of his espionage work. These tasks included monitoring and reconnaissance of residential homes in the capital, Sana’a, photographing them, submitting precise reports about them, and describing the house/building and the presence of vehicles.
He spoke about the buildings he was tasked by Abu Saif to reconnoiter and photograph for the Saudi intelligence room during Ramadan, including a residential building on the fifth of Ramadan consisting of one floor. Days later, he was sent coordinates for another building. In the middle of Ramadan, he was sent coordinates for a house in Aser area, in a residential neighborhood consisting of several floors, located opposite the Civil Status Authority.
He continued, “Days later, the Saudi officer Abu Saif contacted me and sent me coordinates for a building next to the first one, for the purpose of photographing and documenting it. It was a large commercial building under finishing. Days after that, he sent me coordinates for another building in al-Siyanah neighborhood, which I photographed and submitted a report and information about. After a few days, he sent me a picture of a stadium and marked a red point in front of it. He informed me that at 9:00 PM, a double-cab Hilux vehicle would be in front of the stadium’s south gate and asked me to confirm the vehicle’s presence.”
He noted that communication between them was cut off for three days to a week. Afterward, Abu Saif sent him coordinates for an area with residential houses, informed him of the nature of the mission, and asked him to record and send a video of the area without a report upon arrival. He also told Anas that another intelligence officer named Yasser would contact him, as Abu Saif would be absent for a period.
Spy Anas mentioned that the Saudi intelligence officer Yasser contacted him and sent him coordinates for a house at the Amran Roundabout. He photographed the house and submitted a report. Communication was then cut off with Yasser, and the Saudi intelligence officer Abu Saif returned, commissioning him to photograph other houses and buildings.
He added, “The Saudi officer Abu Saif asked me to photograph a building in Hadda area, in the capital Sana’a, that had been subjected to airstrikes, and warned me that security might be widespread there and someone might ask me why I was in the area.
I went there; he gave me the coordinates, and the building consisted of six or seven floors. When I returned, he asked if I saw the airstrikes, I said yes, and he asked me to mark them on the map with a red pen. He then sent me coordinates for a building next to a hotel, wanting me to check if it overlooked the hotel or not, and I described the building, its entrances, and exits.”
He further added, “Days later, he sent me coordinates for the Yemeni Studies and Research Building and asked me to reconnoiter it. After the reconnaissance, I sent him the photos. A few days later, he sent me coordinates for a building under construction, and I sent him a report about the building with photos. After that, he talked about ice cream carts, and whether they could reach various areas. I informed him that cars could not enter, but ice cream carts could enter most neighborhoods and areas, and he asked me about their prices.”
He continued, “Three or four days passed, and I informed him that cars were rare, but we could buy a Suzuki motorcycle or Hilux vehicles fitted with a machine. Days later, he called and asked if I knew people I trusted who worked in this field.
I told him I was thinking about it, and I forced [a woman] to work, telling her it was humanitarian relief work and that it was essential for her to respond to the Saudi officer and speak with him normally, as the one executing the tasks would be me, not her. Indeed, he called her and asked her to describe the people’s situation. She responded with a distinguished speech, like something for a newspaper, and he informed her that he would pay her 1,500 Saudi Riyals monthly.”
According to Spy Anas, he subsequently prepared a report on health, education, hospitals, and government buildings, confirming that the buildings and neighborhoods he was tasked by Saudi officer Abu Saif to photograph, reconnoiter, and report on totaled 20 to 25 residential buildings in Sana’a.
